Free Printable Waves Quiz

1.

If a storm is 7.5 km away, how much time is expected between observation of lightning and thunder?

a)

22600000 s

b)

0.023 s

c)

22.6 s

d)

2482.5 s

2.

Which color wave has the slowest frequency?

a)

Red

b)

Violet

c)

Green

d)

Orange

3.

An electromagnetic radio wave is received by a transmitter before it is converted to a sound wave. The radio wave has a wavelength of 23,076 m and a frequency of 13,000 Hz. What velocity is the wave traveling at before the transmitter converts it to a sound wave?

a)

$3\ x\ 10^8\ \frac{m}{s}$

b)

$1.78\ \frac{m}{s}$

c)

$17.8\ \frac{m}{s}$

d)

$3\ x\ 10^9\ \frac{m}{s}$

4.

What property of waves is shown?

a)

absorption

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

diffraction

5.

What property of waves is shown?

a)

absorption

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

diffraction

6.

What property of waves is shown?

a)

absorption

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

diffraction

7.

What property of waves is shown?

a)

absorption

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

diffraction

8.

A wave has a wavelength of 2.3 m and a frequency of 370 Hz. What is the speed of the wave?

a)

161 m/s

b)

331 m/s

c)

621 m/s

d)

851 m/s

9.

The speed of all electromagnetic waves is $3\ x\ 10^8\ \frac{m}{s}$ . What is the wavelength of an X-ray with a frequency of $1.18\ x\ 10^{18}\ Hz$ ?

a)

$2.5\ x\ 10^{-10}\ m\$

b)

$3.54\ x\ 10^{26}\ m$

c)

$3.93\ x\ 10^9\ m$

d)

$3.54\ x\ 10^9\ m$

10.

In what medium would sound not travel?

a)

vacuum

b)

air

c)

water

d)

metal

Waves Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 11mins

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