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Waves: Light and sound

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ waves NEED a medium to travel.

a)

Seismic

b)

Light

c)

Mechanical

2.

Radio Waves are an example of _________ waves.

a)

mechanical

b)

electromagnetic

c)

light

3.

The distance in between two waves.

a)

wave speed

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

4.

Frequency is always measured in _________

a)

kilometers

b)

Hertz

c)

centimeters

5.

the number of waves that pass a certain point.

a)

wave speed

b)

frequency

6.

when a wave hits a barrier and bounces

a)

diffraction

b)

reflection

7.

You're in your room blasting music with the door shut, your mom opens your door. Now your music is heard throughout your home. This is an example of _______

a)

interference

b)

diffraction

c)

reflection

8.

This is a high frequency wave. Which part of the wave is "B"

a)

crest/peak

b)

wavelength

c)

trough

9.

Look at this wave. "A" is which part of a wave?

a)

Crest/Peak

b)

Wave Speed

c)

Resting Point

10.

Which wave has the longest wave length?

a)

top wave

b)

bottom wave

11.

Which of the following can waves transfer energy through?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

empty space

e)

all of the above

12.

What are the two types of waves?

a)

longitudinal and transverse

b)

sound and light

13.

What is the number of complete waves passing a fixed point in a given amount of time?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Intensity

c)

Wavelength

d)

Frequency

14.

What is the frequency of this wave? You must count the number of complete waves.

a)

1 Hz

b)

5 Hz

c)

10 Hz

15.

What is frequency measured in?

a)

Milliseconds

b)

Miles

c)

Hertz

d)

Kilograms

16.

Period of a wave refers to...

a)

how long it takes for the event to repeat.

b)

how strong a wave is.

c)

how long a wave is.

d)

how much energy a wave has.

17.

Which type of waves have the longest wavelength?

a)

Visible light

b)

Radio waves

c)

X-rays

d)

Gamma-Rays

18.

Wavelengths are usually measured in ....

a)

seconds

b)

Hz

c)

inches

d)

meters

19.

Shorter wave lengths can carry more energy. Which of these probably carries the MOST energy:

a)

Infrared light

b)

Visible light

c)

X-rays

d)

UV light

20.

What is the distance between the calm sea and the highest wave called?

a)

Wave

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Magnitude

21.
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 increases the wavelength of the sound
d)
it increases the frequency of the sound
22.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
23.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
24.
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
25.
Which wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
26.
A wave carries...?
a)
energy only
b)
matter only
c)
energy and matter
d)
neither
27.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
28.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
29.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
30.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
31.

What is transferred from place to place by waves?

a)

matter

b)

energy

c)

particles

d)

waves

32.

This is the distance between two peaks. What is this called?

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

longitude

d)

trough

33.

Waves DO NOT transfer ______?

a)

Matter

b)

Energy

34.

The highest point of a wave is called what?

a)

Trough

b)

energy

c)

Peak

d)

amplitude

35.

What emits sound waves?

a)

Phone

b)

desk

c)

chair

d)

light bulb

36.

Which emits light waves?

a)

microphone

b)

trumpet

c)

food

d)

Light bulb

37.

Mrs. Yarbrough produced many sound waves while playing the piano. Which diagram shows the sound wave that she produced with the LONGEST wavelength?

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.

What factors affect how fast a sound wave travels?

a)

The medium or material in is moving through

b)

The amplitude

c)

The wavelength

d)

The perpendicular motion in which it travels to the direction of the wave.

39.

Which of the following is true?

a)

1. x-rays travel slower than infrared.

b)

Infrared travels slower than x-rays.

c)

Gamma rays are the slowest moving.

d)

Radio waves have the most energy and shortest wavelength.

40.

What part of a sound wave measures LOUDness?

a)

wavelength

b)

magnitude

c)

amplitude

d)

frequency

41.

The picture shows a light ray hitting the surface of a mirror what is going to happen as it strikes?

a)

It is going to absorb

b)

It will reflect back from where it began.

c)

It is reflected at an angleequal to the angle of incident.

d)

It reflects 30 degrees from the angle of incident.

42.

A light wave travels through the air, passes into this glass and then travels back into the air as seen in the picture. Which best describes what is happening.

a)

The light wave is

refracted

b)

The light wave is diffused

c)

The light is reflected.

d)

The light is diffracted.

43.

Mrs. Culpepper moved into her new home with vaulted ceilings and hardwood floors. Everytime someone spoke you would hear an echo. Why did this echo happen?

a)

Sound waves diverging and bouncing off the walls.

b)

The sound waves diffracted.

c)

The sound waves reflected.

d)

The sound waves refracted.

44.

Sound travels fastest in............

a)

solids because the particles are closer together than air particles.

b)

air because the particles are moving slowly

c)

Liquid

d)

Air because the particles are moving quickly and the particles are far apart.

45.

A __________ is a substance through which a wave travels.

a)

Medium

b)

Longitudinal wave

c)

Transverse Wave

d)

Wave speed

46.

The height of a wave is called it's ______________.

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

wavelength

d)

rest position

47.

Real Image is one which you can see and not touch

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Law of Reflection states that the incident angle is ____ the reflected angle

a)

greater than

b)

less than

c)

equal to

49.

If Θ1 is 70 degrees what is Θ2?

a)

20

b)

40

c)

70

d)

90

50.

If Θ1 is 70 degrees what is Θ4?

a)

20

b)

40

c)

70

d)

90

51.

If the man is 4 m from the mirror, his image is how far from the mirror?

a)

2 m

b)

4 m

c)

8 m

52.

The bouncing back of light ray

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Diffusion

d)

Dispersion

53.

A mirror with a flat reflective surface is called

a)

convex mirror

b)

concave mirror

c)

plane mirror

d)

side mirror

54.

If a 2.5 m object is placed in front of a plane mirror, the height of its image is

a)

less than 2.5 m

b)

2.5 m

c)

more than 2.5 m

d)

0

55.

A plane mirror always produce ________images.

a)

virtual

b)

real

c)

ideal

d)

refracted

56.

As indicated by the hands of the clock without numbers, the real time is 9:30. What is the time indicated inits image if the clock is placed in front of a plane mirror?

a)

10:30

b)

9:30

c)

3:30

d)

2:30

57.

In the numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; which number will you read properly in mirror?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

e)

4

58.

What is the distance of your image from you if you stand 1.5 m in front of a plane mirror?

a)

1.5 m

b)

2.0 m

c)

3.0 m

d)

4.5 m

59.

The picture the word as seen from an image in a plane mirror. Write down the word of the object

(a)  

60.
A sound with a low frequency and low amplitude would be....
a)
Loud with a high pitch
b)
Loud with a low pitch
c)
Quiet with a high pitch
d)
Quiet with a low pitch
61.
Energy that you can hear? 
a)
Sound
b)
Light 
c)
Heat 
d)
pitch
62.
When a sound bounces back at you off of a surface
a)
Volume
b)
Pitch
c)
Frequency
d)
Echo
63.
The velocity of light in vacuum is _______ m/s
a)
3x108
b)
3x1012
c)
3x106
d)
3x1010
64.
We can see objects because of_______
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
transmission
d)
diffraction
65.
How does light behave as it enters these mediums?
a)
continue its path as straight line.
b)
bends toward the normal
c)
bends away from the normal
d)
reflects
66.
Swimming pools and the ocean look shallower than they really are due to:
a)
reflection 
b)
dispersion
c)
refraction
d)
total internal reflection
67.
The formula to calculate the refractive index is
a)
n=cv
b)
n=v/c
c)
n=c/v
d)
v=nc
68.
According to the Law of reflection, a light ray striking a mirror
a)
continues moving through the mirror in the same direction
b)
moves into the mirror at a slightly different angle
c)
bounces off the mirror toward the direction it came from
d)
bounces off the mirror at the same angle it hits.
69.
A ray of light traveling from air into crown glass strikes the surface at an angle of 30 degrees. What is the angle of refraction? (air n=1, crown glass n=1.532)
a)
39.7 degrees
b)
19.2 degrees
c)
59.1 degrees
d)
12.3 degrees
70.
Glass has a _____________ index of refraction than air.
a)
Equal
b)
Greater
c)
Less
d)
Impossible to say
71.
The fact the two angles are the same is an example of....
a)
Refraction
b)
Angle of Incidence
c)
Law of reflection
d)
Magnification
72.
What is the index of refraction of a refractive liquid if the angle of incidence in the air is 35 degrees and the angle of refraction is 14 degrees?
a)
1.33
b)
2.21
c)
2.37
d)
1.72
73.
If the angle of incidence of light traveling through air, and then striking water is 30 degrees what is the angle of refraction? (n=1 air, n=1.33 water)
a)
15 degrees
b)
22 degrees
c)
43 degrees
d)
17 degrees
74.
Light has the lowest velocity in which medium?
flint glass n=1.70
barium glass n=1.60
crown glass n=1.523
water n=1.33
diamond n=2.45
a)
diamond
b)
water
c)
flint glass
d)
barium glass
75.
The point where the rays meet is known as....
a)
Fire
b)
the focal point
c)
refraction
d)
Plane of the lens
76.
The image formed in a flat mirror is
a)
larger than the object and farther away.
b)
reduced and closer to the mirror.
c)
a real image of the object.
d)
equal to the height and distance of the object.
77.
What does the word "converging" mean?
a)
to separate
b)
to come together
c)
parallel 
d)
perpendicular
78.
A converging lens is also known as a ____ lens.
a)
convex
b)
concave
c)
double
d)
refracted
79.
When an object is placed on the focal point in front of a convex lens, the image produced is ___.
a)
real, reduced, and inverted
b)
real, enlarged, and inverted
c)
real, true, and inverted
d)
There is no image
80.
When an object is placed between the focal point and the convex lens, the image produced is ___.
a)
real, reduced, and inverted
b)
real, enlarged, and inverted
c)
virtual, enlarged, and upright
d)
virtual, reduced, and upright
81.

An image that points below the principal axis is (choose 2)...

a)

virtual

b)

real

c)

upright

d)

inverted

82.

If the object is beyond C (2F)...

a)

image is real, smaller and inverted

b)

image is real, smaller and upright

c)

image is virtual, smaller and inverted

d)

image is real, bigger and upright

83.
Convex Mirrors produce...
a)
only virtual images
b)
virtual or real images
c)
only real images
d)
inverted images
84.

A dentist uses a small dental mirror to help magnify teeth in your mouth. What type of mirror is this?

a)

a convex mirror

b)

a concave mirror

c)

a convex lens

d)

a concave lens

85.

The side view mirrors on your car help shrink the image on both sides of the car, allowing you to see a larger field of view. What type of mirror is this?

a)

a convex mirror

b)

a concave mirror

c)

a convex lens

d)

a concave lens

86.

An image that forms when light rays actually meet

a)

virtual image

b)

real image

c)

diffuse reflection

d)

regular reflection

87.
The point in the middle way between a curved mirror and the center of curvature is the
a)
principle point
b)
focal point
c)
center of curvature
d)
principle axis
88.
Which terms describe the reflection seen in this image?
a)
virtual, upright
b)
virtual, inverted
c)
real, upright
d)
real, inverted
89.

Which is the angle of Incidence?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

90.

The normal is ____ to the mirror

a)

Perpendicular

b)

Parallel

c)

Perpendicular and Parallel

d)

None of the above

91.

How do light waves travel in air?

a)

Slowly

b)

It curves

c)

In straight lines

d)

Different colours have different speeds

92.
Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelength
a)
Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
b)
Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
c)
Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
d)
Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
93.
Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
a)
X-rays
b)
Visible Light
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Ultraviolet Rays
94.
How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves? 
a)
They have very short wavelengths 
b)
They transmit energy instead of matter 
c)
They can travel through empty space
d)
They can change direction by reflection 
95.
As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the amount of energy in that wave...
a)
increases.
b)
decreases.
c)
stays the same.
96.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
a)
varying
b)
long
c)
the same
d)
short
97.

Light is made up of...

a)

electricity and waves

b)

magnetism and waves

c)

electricity and magnetism

d)

electricity and energy

98.

The color with the longest wavelength is...

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

Green

d)

Yellow

99.

A shadow is created by the....

a)

absence of light.

b)

absence of waves.

c)

absence of color.

d)

blocking of sound.

100.

If you see a green leaf on a tree, that means...

a)

Green is the color being reflected off the leaf.

b)

Green is the color being absorbed by the leaf.

c)

All the colors are being reflected off the leaf.

d)

All the colors are being absorbed by the leaf.

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