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Wave Behavior & Properties

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What do waves carry from place to place?
a)
Energy, but not matter or particles
b)
Energy and matter or particles
c)
Matter or particles but not energy
d)
Neither energy nor matter or particles
2.

What type of wave is this?

a)

compressional, aka: longitudinal

b)

transverse

3.

Which wave type has vibrations that run perpendicular (up & down) to the direction the wave energy travels?

a)

transverse

b)

compressional, aka; longitudinal

4.

Which wave-type has vibrations that run parallel (back & forth) to the direction the wave's energy travels?

a)

transverse

b)

compressional, aka; longitudinal

5.

An example of this type of wave is a sound wave.

a)

transverse

b)

compression; aka: longitudinal

6.

If 100 waves pass a given point in 4 seconds, what is the wave's frequency?

a)

25 Hz

b)

100 Hz

c)

4 Hz

d)

400 Hz

7.

The two waves have different...

a)

amplitudes

b)

speeds

c)

wavelengths

d)

frequencies

8.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
9.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
10.

The highest point on a transverse wave is:

a)

the crest

b)

the trough

c)

the top

d)

the coast

11.

The lowest point on a transverse wave is the:

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Trough

d)

Wavelength

12.

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is its_________.

a)

frequency

b)

period

c)

longitudinal

d)

transverse wave

13.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest (longest) wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.
1.  A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
500 m/s
b)
50 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
0.5 m/s
16.

1. A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?

a)

25 m

b)

125 m

c)

5 m

d)

25 m/s

17.
A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
a)
34 m/s
b)
3400 Hz
c)
3.4 Hz 
d)
34 Hz
18.

Which part of a longitudinal wave is where particles are packed closely together?

a)

compression- Part H

b)

rarefaction-Part I

c)

wavelength-Part G

d)

amplitude - Part H to I

19.
Any material that a wave travels through is called a ____________________.
a)
vibration
b)
compression
c)
medium
d)
crest
20.

Sound is a form of energy produced by ______________.

a)

Vibrations

b)

Distances

c)

Prisms

d)

electricity

21.
If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ___
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
speed
d)
volume
22.

True or False: Sound can travel through a vacuum (space).

a)

True

b)

False

23.

As a sound source approaches and then moves past a stationary observer, the observer will hear _________.

a)

a steady rise in pitch

b)

a sudden drop in pitch

c)

a drop in pitch, then a rise in pitch

d)

a rise in pitch, then a drop in pitch

24.
The Doppler effect can cause an apparent change in...
a)
loudness
b)
intensity
c)
pitch
d)
reasonance
25.
Which feature of sound is determined by amplitude?
a)
Pitch
b)
Smoothness
c)
Loudness
26.

Frequency of waves is measured in _____.

a)

Hertz

b)

Decibels

c)

Watts

27.
What is B?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
compression
d)
rarefaction
28.

Any smooth surface that reflects light to form an image is a(n) ____.

a)

telescope

b)

microscope

c)

mirror

d)

lens

29.
What does it mean to reflect?
a)
bounce off
b)
bend
c)
refract
d)
energy
30.

The following is a picture of what type of mirror?

a)

Convex mirror

b)

Concave mirror

c)

Plane Mirror

d)

Flat Mirror

31.

The following is a picture of what type of mirror?

a)

Convex Mirror

b)

Concave Mirror

c)

Plane Mirror

d)

Flat Mirror

32.
The point where the rays meet is known as....
a)
Fire
b)
the focal point
c)
refraction
d)
Plane of the lens
33.
_____ is a lens that is thicker in the middle and makes an object appear bigger.
a)
prism
b)
convex lens
c)
concave lens
d)
mirror
34.
Which type of mirror magnifies a close up image, like a make-up mirror.
a)
Concave
b)
Convex
c)
Specular
d)
Plane
35.
An image that you can see when you look into a mirror, but does not really exist is called which of the following?
a)
Real Image
b)
Fake Image
c)
Virtual Image
d)
Digital Image
36.
Convex mirrors cause light to spread out.
a)
True
b)
False
37.

Which window is opaque?

a)

Window 1

b)

Window 2

c)

Window 3

d)

None

38.

What is the ray of light that strikes the surface?

a)

Incident ray

b)

reflected ray

c)

normal ray

d)

normal

39.

Which describes the image formed by a convex mirror?

a)

Real

b)

Inverted

c)

Enlarged

d)

Virtual

40.

Which ray diagram shows a real image?

a)
b)
c)
d)

None of the above

41.

Type of mirror used by a dentist to get magnified view of a patient's teeth...

a)

Plane

b)

Convex

c)

Concave

42.

What does it mean to refract?

a)

to bounce off

b)

to curve outward

c)

to bend

d)

to reflect

43.

Holography, such as the mirrored piggy, produces...

a)

real images

b)

virtual images

c)

Both real images and virtual images

d)

none of the above

44.

The highest point on a wave is:

a)

the crest

b)

the trough

c)

the top

d)

the coast

45.

Which represents a concave lens?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

A and B

d)

neither A or B

46.

What type of lens do you have in your eye?

a)

Concave

b)

Prismatic

c)

Objective

d)

Convex

47.
When all light can pass through an object, that object is:
a)
translucent
b)
transparent
c)
opaque
d)
reflected
48.

What is a real image?

a)

An right-side-up image produced by virtual rays and can be projected on a screen

b)

An upside-down image produced by real rays and cannot be projected on a screen

c)

A right-side-up image produced by virtual rays and cannot be projected on a screen

d)

An upside-down image produced by real rays and can be projected on a screen

49.

Which of the following will correct nearsightedness?

a)

concave lens

b)

convex lens

c)

concave mirror

d)

convex mirror

50.
How is a rainbow created?
a)
All colors are reflected off of an object.
b)
White light is refracted through a prism.
c)
White light is reflected off of a mirror.
d)
All colors are absorbed by a prism.
51.

Which part of a longitudinal wave is where particles are packed closely together?

a)

compression- Part H

b)

rarefaction-Part I

c)

wavelength-Part G

d)

amplitude - Part H to I

52.

How would this material be described based on how the light reacts?

a)

opaque

b)

transparent

c)

translucent

53.

How would this material be described based on how light reacts to it?

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

54.

The following visual demonstrates which process of light behavior?

a)

scattering

b)

diffusion

c)

polarization

d)

reflection

55.

A virtual image can be produced by which of the following?

a)

concave and convex mirrors

b)

plane mirror

c)

concave and convex lenses

d)

all mirrors and lenses

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