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Advanced Waves Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Waves that move the particles of the medium parallel to the direction in which the waves are traveling are called
a)
Surface Waves
b)
Combination Waves
c)
Longitudinal Waves
d)
Transverse Waves
2.
The maximum distance that the particles of a medium move from the rest position is the
a)
Wavelength of the Wave
b)
Frequency of the Wave
c)
Amplitude of the Wave
d)
Speed of the Wave
3.
The speed of a wave is its wavelength multiplied by its
a)
Vibration
b)
Frequency
c)
Amplitude
d)
Reflection
4.
The interaction between two waves that meet is called
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
diffreaction
d)
interference
5.
Why do you see lightning from a distant storm before you hear thunder?
a)
Your eyes react faster than your ears
b)
Light travels faster than sound
c)
The thunder is produced after the lightening
6.
Waves combine to produce a smaller or zero-amplitude wave in a process called
a)
Destructive Interference
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Constructive Interference
7.
The crests and troughs of a standing wave are called ____________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
energy
c)
antinodes
d)
rarefaction
8.
           In a longitudinal wave moving along a spring, areas where the coils are farthest apart are called ____________________.
a)
interference
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefraction
d)
Diffraction
9.
           In ____________________ interference, the energy of the combined wave is greater than the energy of each of the two waves.
a)
constructive
b)
destructive
c)
rarefraction
d)
combination
10.
           A wave bending as it passes a point of land is an example of refraction
a)
True
b)
False (Diffraction)
11.

What would you call this?

a)

Reflection

b)

Diffraction

c)

Refraction

d)

Friction

12.

What would you call this?

a)

Refraction

b)

Diffraction

c)

Bends

d)

Reflection

13.

What would you call this?

a)

Bounce back

b)

Reflection

c)

Diffraction

d)

Refraction

14.

What does convex lens do?

a)

Refract and come to a focus point

b)

Reflect and spread out

c)

Refract and spread out

d)

Reflect and come to a focus point

15.

What does the concave lens do?

a)

Reflect and spread out

b)

Refract and come to a focus point

c)

Reflect and come to a focus point

d)

Refract and spread out

16.

Why does the apple appear red?

a)

It reflects all the colors except red

b)

It diffracts all the colors except red

c)

It absorbs all the colors except red

d)

It refracts all the colors except red

17.

This image best depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

18.
In ________ interference, the energy of the combined wave is greater than the energy of each of the two waves.
a)
destructive
b)
rarefaction
c)
resonance
d)
constructive
19.
Long sound waves are...
a)
high pitched
b)
low pitched
c)
medium pitched
20.
Short sound waves are...
a)
high pitched
b)
low pitched
c)
medium pitched
21.
When the car moves AWAY from you, its horn seems...
a)
Low pitched
b)
High pitched
c)
Normal
22.
When an ambulance move TOWARD you it sounds ________ pitched. 
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
23.
What can you tell about this object's motion?
a)
Moving to the North (up).
b)
Moving to the South (down). 
c)
Moving to the West (left). 
d)
Moving to the East (right). 
24.
The Doppler effect occurs when an observer moves towards a wave-making source. 
a)
True
b)
False
25.
The Doppler effect is seen when a wave-making source moves toward an observer. 
a)
True
b)
False
26.

What word is used to describe light as it strikes a smooth, shiny surface and bounces off?

a)

shadow

b)

energy

c)

reflection

d)

wave length

27.

In which picture is the light MOST diffused?

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.
The angle produced as a source of light bounces off a reflecting surface is called ______.
a)
angle of crookedness
b)
angle of reflection
c)
angle of incidence
d)
angle of bounce
29.
The ray of light that strikes a reflecting surface is called ________.
a)
incident ray
b)
reflected ray
c)
normal ray
d)
none of the above
30.

In order to see a picture it must

a)

produce light

b)

reflect light

c)

absorb light

31.

A student placed a pencil in a cup of water. The pencil appears broken because light

a)

always travels in a straight line.

b)

bends when it passes through water.

c)

makes the water in the glass evaporate.

d)

reflects the pencil on the water's surface.

32.

When light passes at an angle to the normal from one more optically dense medium into another less optically dense in which its speed is higher

a)

it is bent toward the normal.

b)

it always lies along the normal.

c)

it is unaffected.

d)

it is bent away from the normal.

33.

When light passes at an angle to the normal from one less optically dense medium into another more optically dense medium in which its speed is lower

a)

it is bent towards the normal.

b)

it always lies along the normal.

c)

it is unaffected.

d)

it is bent away from the normal.

34.
What is the main difference between refraction and diffraction?
a)
refraction is a phenomenon that affects light; diffraction is a phenomenon that affects sound
b)
refraction involves the bending of light; diffraction involves the bending and spreading of light, usually around an obstacle
35.
What occurs when vibrations traveling through an object match the object’s natural frequency?
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Diffraction
d)
Resonance
36.
The loudness of a sound is called
a)
the sound wave
b)
the volume
c)
the amplitude
d)
the pitch
37.
How is sound produced by these instruments?
a)
Striking the surface
b)
vibrating columns of air
c)
plucking the strings
38.
What occurs when vibrations traveling through an object match the object's natural frequency?
a)
reflection
b)
diffraction
c)
resonance
d)
refraction
39.
Velocity= ________
Wavelength= .5m
Frequency= 150 hertz
a)
.75 m/s
b)
75 m/s
c)
300 m/s
40.
Velocity= 600 m/s
Wavelength= 2.0m
Frequency= _________
a)
300 hertz
b)
.0033 hertz
c)
3000 hertz

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