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Ch. 7 Waves, Sound, Light

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 7hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Light energy or tiny packets, or particles of energy.

a)

loudness

b)

decibel

c)

photon

d)

pitch

2.

When light causes an electron to move so much that it is knocked out of the metal.

a)

pitch

b)

photon

c)

polarized light

d)

photoelectric effect

3.

Light that can pass through a polarizing filter.

a)

photon

b)

polarized light

c)

photoelectric effect

d)

pigment

4.

The energy that electromagnetic waves transfer through matter or space.

a)

electromagnetic radiation

b)

electromagnetic wave

c)

decibel

d)

pigment

5.

A transverse wave that involves the transfer of electric and magnetic energy.

a)

complementary color

b)

electromagnetic wave

c)

electromagnetic radiation

d)

photoelectric effect

6.

An area where the coils are spread out.

a)

crest

b)

rarefaction

c)

compression

d)

trough

7.

The maximum distance the medium vibrates from the rest point.

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

rarefaction

8.

A wave that vibrates the medium at right angles, or perpendicular to the direction of the wave.

a)

longitudinal wave

b)

wavelength

c)

transverse wave

d)

frequency

9.

Frequency is measured in these units. The number of waves per second.

a)

Olm's

b)

amp

c)

watt

d)

Hz

10.

Wave that vibrates the medium in the same direction in which the wave travels.

a)

transverse

b)

surface

c)

longitudinal

d)

electromagnetic

11.

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave.

(a)  

12.

An area where the coils are close together.

(a)  

13.

A low point on a wave.

(a)  

14.

A high point on a wave.

(a)  

15.

A wave that vibrates the medium at right angles to the direction the wave travels.

(a)  

16.

A repeated back and forth or up and down motion.

(a)  

17.

Waves that require a medium to travel.

(a)  

18.

The material through which a wave travels.

(a)  

19.

A disturbance involving the transfer of energy from place to place.

(a)  

20.

What type of wave is shown?

(a)  

21.

Which of the following is an example of a medium mechanical waves travel through?

a)

steel

b)

vacuum

c)

space

d)

all of these

22.

What medium is the wave traveling through?

a)

air

b)

hand

c)

slinky

d)

rope

23.

Why do you see lightning in a storm before you hear thunder?

a)

thunder is produced after lightning.

b)

Your eyes react faster than your ears.

c)

Light travels faster than sound.

d)

Sound travels faster than light.

24.

What type of wave is shown in the diagram?

a)

electromagnetic

b)

longitudinal

c)

surface

d)

transverse

25.

The more energy a mechanical wave has, the greater its _.

(a)  

26.

This decreases as the frequency of a wave traveling at constant speed increases.

(a)  

27.

As the frequency of a wave traveling at constant speed increases, its _ decreases.

(a)  

28.

In electromagnetic waves, the magnetic fields are _ to the electric fields.

(a)