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Waves Benchmark Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement correctly describes how a sound wave travels through air?

a)

The wave carries molecules of air away from the source of the sound.

b)

The wave carries energy that causes molecules to move back and forth.

c)

The wave carries a molecule in one direction until it collides with another molecule.

d)

The wave moves through the air and gains energy from the moving molecules that it touches.

2.

What do waves carry through objects?

a)

sound

b)

light

c)

energy

d)

water

3.

A substance that carries sound waves is called

a)

a fulcrum.

b)

a medium.

c)

a spectrum.

d)

an equilibrium.

4.

Campers shouted toward a canyon wall. What characteristic of sound best explains why the campers heard an echo?

a)

Sound waves traveled slowly down the canyon.

b)

Sound waves were absorbed by the canyon wall.

c)

Sound waves reflected off the canyon wall.

d)

Sound waves were refracted around the canyon.

5.

What kind of wave requires the particles of a medium to vibrate and transfer energy

a)

infrared light wave

b)

radio wave

c)

seismic wave

d)

visible light wave

6.

What part of the wave needs to be changed to change frequency?

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

crest

d)

trough

7.

A student tied a rope to a tree and created a periodic wave traveling through the rope by making it vibrate up and down.


As the wave travels what is transferred through the wave in the rope between the student and the tree?

a)

mass only

b)

energy only

c)

both mass and energy

d)

neither mass nor energy

8.

Which property of light is demonstrated?

a)

absorption

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

scattering

9.

During a field trip, Tabreia visits a hillside and sees the clear image of a small mountain on the smooth surface of the nearby lake. What behavior of light can explain the appearance of the small mountain on the water's surface?

a)

absorption

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

transmission

10.

Carpet, draperies, and special ceiling materials can hold the energy transported by sound waves which reduces the loudness of sounds. Which term describes what is happening to the sound waves?

a)

absorption

b)

compression

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

11.

What type of wave is this?

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Mechanical

c)

Both Electromagnetic and Mechanical

12.

What shape are electromagnetic waves?

a)

transverse only

b)

compressional only

c)

both transverse and compressional

13.

What is an example of a vacuum?

a)

light

b)

an empty room

c)

air

d)

outer space

14.
How would you describe the movement of a longitudinal wave?
a)
Up and down
b)
Back and forth
c)
In zigzags
d)
Linear
15.
How would you describe the movement of a transverse wave?
a)
Up and down
b)
Back and forth
c)
In zigzags
d)
Linear
16.
Sound is an example of which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
17.
How do you measure the wavelength of a longitudinal wave?
a)
Crest to crest
b)
Middle of compression to middle of next compression
c)
You cannot measure the wavelength.
d)
It does not have a wavelength.
18.
What are the parts of a longitudinal wave?
a)
Compressions and rarefactions
b)
Crests and troughs
c)
Compressions and crests
d)
Rarefactions and troughs
19.
What are the parts of a transverse wave?
a)
Compressions and rarefactions
b)
Crests and troughs
c)
Compressions and crests
d)
Rarefactions and troughs
20.
Which wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
21.
Which letter represents the wavelength of a wave?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
22.
Which letter represents the amplitude of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
23.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
24.
The image above shows a student using a Slinky to create a wave. The slinky is stretched at one end and the resulting wave travels back and forth. This is an example of a...
a)
Superposition Wave
b)
Refracted Wave
c)
Longitudinal Wave
d)
Transverse Wave
25.
Imagine one end of a rope is tied to a door handle. The other end is caused to vibrate vertically(up & down). The wave that travels along the rope is an example of a(n)...
a)
Electromagnetic Wave
b)
Microwave
c)
Transverse Wave
d)
Longitudinal Wave
26.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
27.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
28.
Which property of these waves differs?
a)
Frequency
b)
Wavelength
c)
Amplitude
d)
Pitch
29.

Between waves B and D, which is has a higher amplitude?

a)

Wave B

b)

Wave D

30.

What controls the volume of a sound wave?

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

frequency

31.

What do you call the the bending of waves caused by a change in their speed as they pass from one medium to another. The bending of light as it moves from one material to another is ---

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

translucent

d)

absorbed

32.
Absorb or Reflect all colors?
a)
Absorb
b)
Reflect
33.
Which of these colors of visible light has the shortest wavelength?
a)
red
b)
green
c)
violet
d)
yellow
34.
The bouncing back of a light ray after hitting a surface is known as...
a)
diffraction
b)
refraction
c)
rebounding
d)
reflection
35.
The bending of light is called refraction.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
What causes a yellow fire hydrant to appear yellow?
a)
It absorbs yellow light
b)
It reflects yellow light
c)
It transmits yellow light
d)
It reflects all colors except yellow
37.
What type of wave behavior is pictured above?
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Absorption
d)
Diffraction
38.
Which of the figures represents reflection?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
39.
Which of the following represents refraction?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
40.
a)

absorption

b)

diffraction

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

e)

transmission

41.

Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?

a)

microwaves

b)

UV rays

c)

Infrared

d)

the color blue

42.

Which of the following has the most energy?

a)

X-rays

b)

The color green

c)

Microwaves

d)

ultraviolet

43.

Which of the following has the least amount of energy?

a)

UV rays

b)

The color yellow

c)

infrared

d)

Gamma rays

44.

Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?

a)

Gamma rays

b)

The color blue

c)

AM radio

d)

Infrared

45.
For waves in any medium, as the wavelength decreases, what happens to the frequency?
a)
It also decrease
b)
It stays the same
c)
It increases
46.
Which of the following lists the electromagnetic waves in order of increasing wavelength?
a)
X-rays, visible light, radio waves
b)
gamma rays, microwaves, UV rays
c)
infrared rays, radio waves, x-rays
47.
Which of the following lists the electromagnetic waves in order of decreasing frequency?
a)
X-rays, microwaves, infrared rays
b)
UV rays, visible light, x-rays
c)
infrared rays, microwaves, radio waves
48.

What is the correct order of the visible light spectrum starting with the longer wavelength?

a)

Red, yellow, orange, blue, violet, indigo

b)

Violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red

c)

Green, yellow, blue, indigo, red, orange

d)

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

49.

Light travels fastest through a ______ because ______

a)

air; the particles are spread farthest apart

b)

glass; the particles are closest together

c)

vacuum; there are no particles

d)

water; the particles are fluid

50.
___ is when light travels through a material and bends.
a)
Diffraction
b)
Dispersion
c)
Mirage
d)
Refraction
51.
What part is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
52.
What part is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
53.
What part is represented by the blue lines?
a)
Crest
b)
Resting Point
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
54.
What is represented by the blue lines?
a)
Trough
b)
Crest
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
55.
What is represented by the letter 'x'?
a)
Crest
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Wavelength
56.
What is represented by the  letter 'y'?
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
57.
Which wave has a higher frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
58.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
59.
Which type of wave does light travel in?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
60.
Which type of wave does sound travel in?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
61.
The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-
a)
absorbed
b)
stopped
c)
reflected
d)
refracted
62.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
63.

What property of a sound wave is a sound's volume related to?

a)

Period

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wavelength

64.

What is a mechanical wave?

a)

A wave that requires a medium to travel.

b)

A wave that can travel through a vacuum

c)

Transverse waves but NOT longitudinal waves

d)

Longitudinal waves by NOT transverse waves.

65.

When a mechanical wave encounters and enters a new medium

a)

Absorption

b)

Transmission

c)

Reflection

d)

Mechanical wave

66.

What makes electromagnetic waves different from mechanical waves?

a)

no medium required

b)

medium needed

c)

light -catalyzed

d)

space exclusive

67.

Which electromagnetic wave possesses the least energy?

a)

microwave

b)

radio wave

c)

infrared

d)

gamma ray

68.

What we see after light has been bent through a prism:

a)

The Color Spectrum

b)

White Light

c)

Shadows

69.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
70.
A leaf is green, what does this tell you about the light that is being absorbed?
a)
no light is being absorbed
b)
green is being refracted and all the colors are being absorbed.
c)
green is being absorbed and all the other colors are reflected
d)
green is being reflected and all the other colors are being absorbed
71.

Visible light is which type of wave?

a)

seismic

b)

mechanical

c)

longitudinal

d)

electromagnetic

72.
Why does a purple shirt appear purple?
a)
the shirt material REFLECTS all wavelengths of color 
b)
the shirt material transmits all wavelengths of color except the purple
c)
the material absorbs all wavelengths of color except the purple wavelength
73.
Why do we see objects as white?
a)
They absorb all light
b)
They reflect all light
c)
They absorb some light and reflect some light
74.

What is transferred by a wave?

a)

Particles

b)

Mass

c)

Matter

d)

Energy

75.

Shaking a rope up and down produces which type of wave?

a)

transverse

b)

amplitude

c)

longititudinal

d)

period

76.

What type of waves are usually found in space?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Electromagnetic

77.

Which image represents a longitudinal wave?

a)

A

b)

B

78.

when the crests of one wave and the troughs of another wave overlap

a)

destructive interference

b)

diffraction

c)

resonance

d)

constructive interference

79.

when the crests and troughs of one wave overlap the crests of another wave or waves

a)

resonance

b)

constructive interference

c)

destructive interference

d)

reflection

80.

A wave travels through a material. (Example: light passes through a window.)

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorption

d)

Transmission

81.

Transfer of energy carried by electromagnetic waves to particles of matter.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorption

d)

Transmission

82.

Describe how light interacts with a translucent object.

a)

No light passes through the object.

b)

All light passes through the object.

c)

Some light passes through the object.

83.

How does light interact with a transparent object?

a)

All of the light will pass through the object.

b)

No light passes through the object.

c)

Some light passes through the object, but the light is scattered.

84.

How does light interact with an opaque object?

a)

All light is able to pass through the object.

b)

No light passes through the object.

c)

Some light passes through but is scattered.

85.

How are these waves different?

a)

The top wave has more energy because it has a higher amplitude.

b)

The top wave has more energy because it has a higher frequency.

c)

The bottom wave has more energy because it has a higher amplitude.

d)

The bottom wave has more energy because it has a higher frequency.

e)

The waves are the same.

86.

When white light is shining through a blue filter onto a red object, what color with the object appear?

a)

Blue because the blue light is the only light hitting the object.

b)

Purple because the red light will mix with the red object.

c)

Black because the red object will absorb the blue light and no light will be reflected.

d)

Black because the red object will reflect the blue light.

87.

If Garrett counts the number of waves that reach the shore over a 10‑second period, what property of the waves is he measuring?

a)

wavelength

b)

speed

c)

frequency

d)

amplitude

88.
When standing in the sun this behavior allows you to warm up as light and other waves hit your clothes. 
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Absorption
d)
Transmission
89.
The unit of frequency is ___.
a)
meters
b)
nanometers (nm)
c)
m/s
d)
Hertz
90.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
a)
varying
b)
long
c)
the same
d)
short
91.

Electromagnetic waves vary in

a)

the speed they travel in a vacuum

b)

wavelength and frequency

c)

the way they reflect

d)

the orientation of their electric and magnetic fields

92.

The full range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation is called

a)

visible light

b)

the electromagnetic spectrum

c)

radio waves

d)

invisible radiation

93.
Which electromagnetic waves help doctors detect broken bones inside your body?
a)
gamma rays
b)
x-rays
c)
ultraviolet rays
94.
Which electromagnetic waves are used in ovens and cell phone communications?
a)
Infrared rays
b)
ultraviolet rays
c)
microwaves
95.

How is an electromagnetic wave different from a mechanical wave?

a)

An electromagnetic wave travels slower than a mechanical wave.

b)

An electromagnetic wave has a larger amplitude than a mechanical wave.

c)

An electromagnetic wave can travel through a vacuum, but a mechanical wave cannot.

d)

An electromagnetic wave has no wavelength, but a mechanical wave has a wavelength.

96.

The colorful part of the eye, controls light going into the pupil

a)

lens

b)

iris

c)

sclera

d)

retina

97.

carries messages from the eye to the brain

a)

lens

b)

vitreous humor

c)

retina

d)

optic nerve

98.

black circle, allows light to enter the eye

a)

iris

b)

pupil

c)

optic nerve

d)

retina

99.
The back of the eye;  an upside-down image of whatever you are looking at is projected here. 
a)
lens
b)
cornea
c)
pupi
d)
retina
100.

The material through which a wave travels

a)

Mechanical Wave

b)

Medium

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

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