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Wave Unit Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

2.
How is light affected by an increase in the index of refraction?
a)
Its frequency increases
b)
Its frequency decreases
c)
Its speed increases
d)
Its speed decreases
3.
Glass has a _____________ index of refraction than air.
a)
Equal
b)
Greater
c)
Less
d)
Impossible to say
4.

Based on the image, which medium has a larger index of refraction?

a)

Medium 1 has a larger index of refraction.

b)

Medium 2 has a larger index of refraction.

c)

Both mediums have the same index of refraction.

d)

Cannot be determined.

5.

The amplitude measures from

a)

Crest to Crest

b)

Crest to Rest Position

c)

Crest to wavelength

d)

Crest to Trough

6.

Wavelength measures from

a)

Crest to Crest

b)

Crest the Resting Point

c)

Crest to Trough

d)

Crest to Amplitude

7.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
8.
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Trough
9.
a)
Trough
b)
Crest
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
10.
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Height
d)
Frequency
11.

Which property of the wave would change if you changed the amount of energy the wave had?

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

d)

wave speed

12.

If the wavelength of a wave increased, what would happen to the frequency?

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

stay the same

13.

The number of waves that pass somewhere in a second is:

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

14.

Which wave has the greatest wavelength?

a)

Red Wave

b)

Orange Wave

c)

Green Wave

d)

Purple Wave

15.

Which wave has the lowest wavelength?

a)

Red

b)

Violet

c)

Orange

d)

Green

16.
Which wave has the greatest amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
17.

A wave is a disturbance that transfers ________ from one place to another.

a)

Matter

b)

Mass

c)

Energy

18.

If a wave has a long wavelength, it will have __________ energy.

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

19.

If a wave has a high frequency, it will have __________ energy.

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

20.

If a wave has a high amplitude, it will have __________ energy.

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

21.

Which wave has a higher frequency?

a)

A

b)

B

22.

True or False: Waves A and B have the same amplitude.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

How is your eardrum like a real drum?

a)

It produces sound.

b)

It vibrates.

c)

It is frequently struck by the bones in your middle ear.

d)

It is hollow.

24.

The auditory nerve sends signals to the ....

a)

cochlea

b)

ear drum

c)

brain

25.

Sound waves travel the fastest in

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

vacuum of empty space

26.

Light waves travel the fastest in

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

vacuum of empty space

27.

Which has the greatest energy among the colors in a rainbow?

a)

green

b)

orange

c)

red

d)

violet

28.

Why does white light separate into different colors as it passes through a prism?

a)

The colors are changed by addition.

b)

This is an example of color by subtraction.

c)

Different colored light has different wavelengths.

d)

The side part of a prism only let certain colors of light pass through.

29.

Which of the following is true about the relationship between frequency and energy?

a)

The frequency of the color of light and energy are not related.

b)

As the frequency of the color of light increases, its energy decreases.

c)

As the frequency of the color of light decreases, the energy increases.

d)

As the frequency of the color of light increases, the energy also increases.

30.
Materials such as wood and metal do not let light travel through them. We cannot see them at all. They are said to be ______________.
a)
invisible
b)
opaque
c)
translucent
d)
transparent
31.
Which of these is an example of a translucent object?
a)
glass
b)
book
c)
opaque
d)
waxed paper
32.

Amplitude affects what aspect of light?

a)

color

b)

frequency

c)

brighness

33.

Why do some objects look white?

a)

They reflect all wavelengths of visible light

b)

Only white light hits the object

c)

They relect white wavelengths of visible light

d)

They absorb all wavelengths of visible light

34.

Material that allows light to pass through allowing you to see "clearly" to the other side.

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

35.

Why does an apple look red?

a)

because it absorbs red light and reflects white light

b)

because it absorbs red light waves and reflects the others

c)

because it absorbs all colors of light

d)

because it reflects red light waves and absorbs the others

36.

Seen through a red filter, blue objects appear...

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

black

e)

white

37.

Seen through a red filter, white objects appear...

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

black

e)

white

38.

How does light behave when hitting this shirt?

a)

Yellow is absorbed; all other colors are reflected.

b)

Yellow is reflected; all other colors are absorbed.

c)

All colors are absorbed, but yellow is refracted.

d)

Yellow is scattered and all other colors are absorbed.

39.

Which color(s) will be transmitted by this filter?

a)

No colors are transmitted.

b)

All colors but green

c)

Only green

40.

Which color will transmit through the filter?

a)

Red only

b)

Blue and Violet

c)

Green

d)

All colors

41.
Objects that ABSORB all colors of light will appear _______.
a)
white
b)
black
c)
multi-colored
d)
gray
42.
A reflected sound wave
a)
frequency
b)
pitch
c)
echo
d)
rarefaction
43.

You and your father inspect an empty house with the hopes of buying it. You walk through the rooms talking to one another, and you notice that your voices and footsteps are echoing in the big, empty house. What causes the echo?

a)

sound waves reflecting off smooth, hard surfaces throughout the house

b)

sound waves moving around the large rooms

c)

sound waves moving slowly through air

d)

sound waves refracting around corners in the empty rooms

44.
Which feature of sound is determined by amplitude?
a)
Pitch
b)
Smoothness
c)
Loudness
45.
What is changed in the second picture?
a)
Someone is talking louder in picture 2
b)
Someone is talking softer in picture 2
c)
Someone is talking lower pitch in picture 2
d)
Someone is talking higher pitch in picture 2
46.

Sound waves travel as ________ waves.

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Surface

47.

Sound is made when a source of energy forces the matter around it to __________.

a)

Vibrate

b)

Amplitude

c)

Stay still

d)

Pitch

48.

Sound waves CANNOT travel through which of these:

a)

Paper

b)

Milk

c)

Outer space

49.

The high pitch sound is

a)
b)
c)
50.

What best describes the doppler effect?

a)

An apparent change in frequency of a wave due to the relative motion between a wave source and an observer

b)

An apparent change in the amplitude of a wave due to the relative motion between a wave source and an observer.

51.

Q1.If you press down on a piano key it makes a sound wave. Now you press the key harder, and it's louder. How did that change the sound wave?

a)

The sound's amplitude and energy increased.

b)

The sound's wavelength increased.

c)

The sound's frequency increased.

d)

The sound's energy would decrease

52.

Light waves bouncing off a surface is known as?

a)

Transmission

b)

Refraction

c)

Reflection

d)

Absorption

53.

This is the term that describes when light passes through matter.

a)

Transmission

b)

Transparent

c)

Translucent

d)

Opaque

54.

This is when light changes direction slightly when it passes from one material to another.

a)

Transmission

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

Absorption

55.
Calvin shines a thin beam of light onto a material, and the light refracts. Which diagram best shows what happens to the light?
a)
Picture # 1
b)
Picture # 2
c)
Picture # 3
d)
None of the Above
56.

the passage of light through a medium

a)

transmission

b)

reflection

c)

diffraction

d)

absorption

57.
Sound does not travel in space because
a)
Space is too far away.
b)
There is no matter in space.
c)
Space is the final frontier
d)
Space has planets.
58.
What medium does sound travel through slowest?
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
trees
59.

What is the relationship between frequency and wavelength?

a)

high frequency --> short wavelength

b)

high frequency --> long wavelength

c)

low frequency --> short wavelength

d)

there is no relationship

60.

All electromagnetic waves travel through space at ?

a)

the speed of sound

b)

the speed of lightning bugs

c)

the speed of light

d)

the speed of light and sound