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WorksheetsCh. 10, 11, and 12 Waves, Sound, and Light Review (Energy)
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What do waves need to move?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Energy
c)
Time
d)
Speed
2.
What is the unit for frequency?
a)
Meters
b)
Seconds
c)
Hertz
d)
Meters/second
3.
How do you determine the energy of a wave?
a)
Speed
b)
Wavelength
c)
Amplitude
d)
Frequency
4.
What is the relationship between the angle of incidence and angle of reflection?
a)
Angle of Incidence is always greater
b)
Angle of reflection is always greater
c)
They are Equal
d)
It depends on the scenario
5.
If you triple the wavelength, what happens to the frequency?
a)
It is halved
b)
It is tripled
c)
It is divided by 3
d)
It is doubled
6.
A wave with a disturbance parallel to the wave is a ________ wave.
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
c)
Does not exist
d)
Water Wave
7.
When two crests or two troughs line up, what type of interference is shown?
a)
Destructive Interference
b)
Constructive Interference
c)
Transverse Interference
d)
Longitudinal Interference
8.
An example of a longitudinal wave would be ______.
a)
Sound
b)
Water
c)
Shaking a spring
d)
Cutting Paper
9.
Sound travels fastest in what medium?
a)
Solids
b)
Liquids
c)
Gases
d)
No difference in Speed
10.
Intensity of sound is related to ________.
a)
Pitch
b)
Loudness
c)
Amplitude
d)
Noise
11.
What is the change in pitch due to a moving wave source or a moving observer?
a)
Sound
b)
Frequency
c)
The Doppler Effect
d)
Noise
12.
What do bats use to navigate?
a)
Sonar
b)
Ultrasound
c)
Echolocation
d)
Sight
13.
Which electromagnetic wave has the longest wavelength?
a)
Infrared
b)
Radio
c)
Visible
d)
Gamma
14.
What color of visible light has the shortest wavelength?
a)
Red
b)
Green
c)
Yellow
d)
Violet
15.
What are the three primary colors of light?
a)
Red, Orange, Yellow
b)
Red, Yellow, Blue
c)
Red, Blue, Green
d)
Magenta, Yellow, Cyan
16.
What are the three primary pigments?
a)
Red, Green, Blue
b)
Magenta, Yellow, Cyan
c)
Yellow, Green, Cyan
d)
Magenta, Yellow, Red
17.
What color is made by mixing the three primary pigments?
a)
Brown
b)
Black
c)
White
d)
Grey
18.
What color is made by mixing the three primary colors of light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Brown
d)
Green
19.
What is the difference between opaque and transparent materials?
a)
Light cannot pass through transparent materials
b)
Light can pass through both
c)
Light cannot pass through either
d)
Light cannot pass through opaque materials
20.
Which electromagnetic wave travels faster?
a)
Radio
b)
Microwave
c)
Gamma Ray
d)
All electromagnetic waves travel at the speed of light
21.
The number of waves that passes a point in one second is the ________?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Period
c)
Wavelength
d)
Frequency
22.
The bending of waves when passing from one medium to another is ______.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
d)
Bending
23.
The bending of waves around a barrier is _______.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
d)
Breaking
24.
What is the unit for wavelength?
a)
Meters
b)
Meters/second
c)
Hertz
d)
Seconds
25.
What is the unit for wave speed?
a)
Meters
b)
Meters/second
c)
Hertz
d)
Seconds
26.
What is it called when an object vibrates at its natural frequency?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Resonance
d)
Noise
27.
What is a repeating disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space?
a)
Reflection
b)
Light
c)
Sound
d)
Waves
28.
In a longitudinal wave, what is the part where the coils are close together called?
a)
Rarefaction
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Compression
29.
In a longitudinal wave, what is the part where the coils are far apart called?
a)
Rarefaction
b)
Compression
c)
Crest
d)
Trough
30.
What are the two types of mechanical waves?
a)
Longitudinal and Compressional
b)
Compressional and Water
c)
Transverse and Longitudinal
d)
Sound and Transverse
31.
When discussing reflection, what is the line perpendicular to the reflecting surface called?
a)
Flat Line
b)
Perpendicular Line
c)
Normal
d)
Abnormal
32.
Frequencies above 20,000 Hz are called _______.
a)
Infrasonic
b)
Ultrasonic
c)
Extrasonic
d)
Sonic
33.
Sounds below 20 Hz are called _______.
a)
Infrasonic
b)
Sonic
c)
Ultrasonic
d)
Extrasonic
34.
What is the velocity of a wave with a frequency of 10 Hz and a wavelength of 4 m?
a)
2.5 m/s
b)
40 m/s
c)
0.4 m/s
d)
14 m/s
35.
What is the wavelength of a wave with a frequency of 2 Hz and a velocity of 50 m/s?
a)
100 m
b)
25 m
c)
0.04 m
d)
52 m
36.
What is the frequency of a wave with a velocity of 20 m/s and a wavelength of 5 m?
a)
100 Hz
b)
0.25 Hz
c)
4 Hz
d)
15 Hz
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