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Year 9 Mid topic test revision

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two types of waves?

a)

longitudinal and transverse

b)

sound and light

2.

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

3.

Which of the following can waves transfer energy through?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

empty space

e)

all of the above

4.

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

a)

Wave

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Magnitude

5.

What is frequency measured in?

a)

Milliseconds

b)

Miles

c)

Hertz

d)

Kilograms

6.

Which type of waves have the longest wavelength?

a)

Visible light

b)

Radio waves

c)

X-rays

d)

Gamma-Rays

7.
True or false: as you move along the spectrum, radio to gamma waves, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)
a)
true
b)
false
8.
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-rays
9.
The distance between two crests or two troughs of a wave is called:
a)
frequency
b)
amplitud
c)
wavelength
d)
hertz
10.

This drawing illustrates the ________________________ of a light wave.

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

diffraction

d)

dispersion

11.

In this diagram, which is the angle of incidence?

a)

Angle A

b)

Angle B

c)

Angle C

d)

Angle D

12.

Name structure A

a)

Pupil

b)

Iris

c)

Cornea

d)

Retina

13.

What structure is responsible for carrying sensory impulses from the eye to the brain?

a)

Retina

b)

Iris

c)

Optic Nerve

d)

Rods & Cones

14.
Which part is the colorful part of the eye?
a)
pupil
b)
iris
c)
cornea
d)
eyeball
15.

What is the name of the hole through which light enters the back of the eye?

(a)  

16.

What is the tough, white outer layer of the eye called?

a)

Choroid

b)

Retina

c)

Sclera

d)

Cornea

17.

What is the term for far sightedness?

a)

Hyperopia

b)

Myopia

c)

Colourblindness

18.

Myopia means...

a)

short-sighted

b)

color blind

c)

Astigmatism

d)

Cataracts

19.

Name structure G

a)

Lens

b)

Pupil

c)

Optic Nerve

d)

Ciliary Muscles

20.

Objects that reflect well are

a)

Matte surfaces

b)

Smooth, shiny surfaces

c)

Dark coloured surfaces

d)

Medium coloured surfaces

21.

Refraction is

a)

The bending of light as it passes through the one substance at an angle

b)

A light beam shone in one end of an optical fibre and totally internally reflected at the other end

c)

The bending of light as it passes from one substance to another at an angle

d)

A type of convex object used in everyday life

22.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest energy?
a)
gamma ray
b)
infrared wave
c)
visible light wave
d)
microwave
23.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
a)
varying
b)
long
c)
the same
d)
short
24.

Which of the following has the most energy?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Violet

25.

Which of the following has the lowest energy?

a)

The color yellow

b)

The color blue

c)

The color indigo

d)

The color orange