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Waves and Review

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do all waves transfer?

a)

Matter

b)

Heat

c)

Electricity

d)

Energy

2.

What are the two types of waves?

a)

longitudinal and transverse

b)

sound and light

3.

What does #1 represent?

a)

Period

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

4.

What does #2 represent?

a)

Period

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

5.

What kind of wave is pictured below?

a)

compressional wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

sound wave

d)

mechanical wave

6.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
7.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
8.
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
9.
Which wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
10.
A wave carries...?
a)
energy only
b)
matter only
c)
energy and matter
d)
neither
11.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
14.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
15.

If the amplitude increases, the energy of the wave:

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

16.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

If a wave has a greater frequency, what happens to the wavelength?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

18.

What property does the orange arrow (A) represent?

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Peak

19.

This sound has high pitch, which means it has a(n):

a)

Higher frequency

b)

Lower frequency

c)

Higher amplitude

d)

Lower amplitude

20.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
21.

What is another name for wave height?

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Origin

22.

If a wave has a greater frequency, what happens to the wavelength?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

23.

If a wave has a greater frequency, what happens to number of waves per second?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

24.

What is the wavelength of this wave?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

25.

What property does the green arrow (B) represent?

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

26.

When light bounces off something it is known as _____________

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

light energy

d)

mechanical energy

27.

What type of wave is a sound wave?

a)

transverse

b)

mechanical

c)

longitudinal

d)

electrical

28.

The louder the sound, the higher the ____________ of the wave.

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

pitch

d)

compression

29.

A repeating sound you hear that is made by sound waves bounding off an object:

a)

echo

b)

absorb

c)

light wave

30.

What does the arrow in the picture represent?

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

frequency

d)

trough

31.

What does the arrow in the picture represent?

a)

wavelength

b)

echolocation

c)

amplitude

d)

peak

32.

If the amplitude increases, the energy of the wave:

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

33.

What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?

a)

it makes the sound louder

b)

it makes the sound travel faster

c)

it makes the sound softer

d)

it changes the pitch or note of the sound

34.

What kind of wave is pictured below?

a)

compressional wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

longitudinal wave

d)

mechanical wave

35.

What can electromagnetic waves travel through (select all that apply)?

a)

solids

b)

empty space

c)

liquids

d)

gases

36.

Which wave is pictured?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Electromagnetic

d)

Light

37.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

38.

Which wave in the diagram has the longest wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

39.

If a wave has a greater frequency, what happens to the wavelength?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

40.

What property does the orange arrow (A) represent?

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Peak

41.

This sound has high pitch, which means it has a(n):

a)

Higher frequency

b)

Lower frequency

c)

Higher amplitude

d)

Lower amplitude

42.

Longitudinal waves move __________ to the energy of the wave (select all that apply).

a)

Parallel

b)

Perpendicular

c)

At a 90 degree angle

d)

In the same direction

43.

Transverse waves move __________ to the energy in the wave (select all that apply).

a)

Parallel

b)

Perpendicular

c)

At 90 degree angle

d)

In the same direction

44.

The areas of a longitudinal waves where particles are spread far apart from each other are called:

a)

rarefactions

b)

compressions

c)

amplitude

d)

wavelength

45.

The area of a longitudinal wave where particles are pushed close together are called:

a)

rarefactions

b)

compressions

c)

amplitude

d)

wavelength

46.
Sound reflecting off a surface produces a(n) 
a)
wave. 
b)
echo. 
c)
transverse. 
d)
reflection. 
47.
How high or low a sound is, is that sound's
a)
wave. 
b)
pitch. 
c)
longitude. 
d)
amplitude. 
48.
A sound wave can travel through a vacuum or empty space.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
Any reflecting surface is known as a(n)
a)
opaque object.
b)
mirror.
c)
lens.
d)
glass.
50.
When the sound source moves, the frequency changes
ex. police car siren sounding lower pitch after the car passes
a)
pitch
b)
frequency
c)
Doppler Effect
d)
medium
51.
What is a pitch?
a)
highness or lowness of a sound
b)
the intensity of a vibration
c)
the amplitude of the sound wave
d)
volume of sound
52.

Bats use ________ to locate mosquitoes in the air.

a)

solar

b)

ecology

c)

echolocation

d)

refraction

53.
When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?
a)
Frequency 
b)
Amplitude 
c)
Wavelength 
d)
Crest
54.

Energy stored by something that can stretch or compress.

a)

elastic potential energy

b)

gravitational potential energy

c)

chemical potential energy

d)

potential energy

55.

Energy stored by objects due to their position above Earth’s surface.

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

gravitational potential energy

d)

mechanical energy

56.

I have the most potential energy if I am:

a)

5 feet high

b)

10 feet high

c)

15 feet high

d)

20 feet high

57.

Potential energy is...

a)

energy in motion

b)

stored energy

58.

What two factors affect an object's potential energy?

a)

area and volume

b)

area and height

c)

mass and height

d)

mass and velocity

59.

The least amount of potential energy is at

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

60.

The most potential energy is at

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

61.

Which object will have the largest value for its potential energy?

a)
b)
c)
d)
62.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it just changes form:

a)

Law of conservation of energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Potential Energy

d)

Velocity

63.

At the top of the highest point/peak on a roller coaster, how is the energy split between potential and kinetic energy?

a)

100% PE, 0% KE

b)

0% PE, 100% KE

c)

50% PE, 50% KE

d)

25% PE, 75% KE

64.

The amount of matter present in an object:

a)

Weight

b)

Speed

c)

Distance

d)

Mass

65.

Directly proportional means:

a)

As one decreases the other decreases

b)

As one increases the other decreases

c)

As one increases the other increases

d)

No change in either variable

66.

A soccer ball is rolling down a hill. At which point is it experiencing the most kinetic energy?

a)

At the top of the hill

b)

Halfway down the hill

c)

At the bottom of the hill

d)

The kinetic energy level is the same the whole time

67.

energy of motion

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

movement

d)

work

68.
The amount of space something takes up
a)
density
b)
volume
c)
mass
d)
matter
69.
What is the formula for density?
a)
density = mass x volume
b)
density = mass / volume
c)
density = mass + volume
d)
density = mass - volume
70.
What is the volume of the fish?
a)
18.0 cm3
b)
6.0 cm3 
c)
38.0 cm3
d)
32.0 mL
71.
Which box has a higher density?  
a)
Box A
b)
Box B
c)
cannot be determined
d)
they are the same
72.

In the picture, a can of Pepsi sunk and a can of Diet Pepsi are put into water. The Pepsi must be

a)

more dense than water

b)

less dense than water

c)

it has no density

d)

it has a density of 1 g/mL

73.

We can use density to identify substances because it is a

a)

Chemical property

b)

Physical Property

c)

Characteristic Physical Property

d)

Materialistic Property

74.

Why does ice float

a)

Liquid water is less dense than solid water.

b)

Solid water is less dense than liquid water.

c)

Gaseous water is less dense than solid water.

d)

Liquid water is less dense than gaseous water.

75.
How many atoms of carbon (C) are in C6H12O6?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
12
d)
24
76.
How many Sodium (Na) are in 6NaCl?
a)
1
b)
12
c)
6
77.
Which one is a compound?
a)
Co
b)
Br
c)
Fe
d)
CO
78.
Which one is an element?
a)
Co
b)
CO
c)
CO2
d)
CO3-2
79.

Which is the name of the kind of solid substance formed in this figure?

a)

color change

b)

precipitate

c)

acid

d)

chemicals

80.
One of the signs of a chemical reaction taking place is:
a)
Bubbles are produced 
b)
Reactants are not combining
c)
Products are not forming
d)
Color is not changing
81.
Evidence of a chemical reactions is anything that shows - 
a)
a new substance has formed
b)
a solid dissolved in a liquid
c)
interaction between 2 gases
d)
a change in the state of matter
82.

The reactants in the image above are:

a)

CH4 and 2 O2

b)

2 H2O and CO2

c)

All of these are reactants

d)

All of these are products

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