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Worksheets2023 Waves Unit Review
Total questions: 89
Worksheet time: 3hrs 58mins
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1.
Scientists have shown that ultraviolet light from the sun that has a wavelength of 315 to 400 nanometers can damage the retina.
Choose the BEST question for the student to ask to determine whether the electromagnetic wave modeled will cause damage to the retina.
a)
What is the vertical distance between point X and point Z?
b)
What is the vertical distance between point X and point Y?
c)
What is the horizontal distance between point W and point Z?
d)
What is the horizontal distance between point W and point Y?
2.
Based on the densities shown in the table, in which material will a sound wave MOST LIKELY travel at the GREATEST speed?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
3.
Mark all of the characteristics that belong to electromagnetic waves.
a)
do not require a medium
b)
include x-ray, microwaves, and visible light
c)
are transverse waves
d)
carry energy from the source
e)
require a medium
4.
Mark ALL of the characteristics that belong to mechanical waves.
a)
require a medium
b)
sound is an example
c)
are transverse waves
d)
carry energy from the source
e)
are longitudinal waves
5.
Which type of wave is represented by the image?
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
6.
Which type of wave has crests and troughs?
a)
transverse
b)
compressional
c)
longitudinal
7.
Which type of wave has compression and rarefactions?
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
8.
Waves in which the particles vibrate at right angles or perpendicular to the direction of the wave movement are called _________________________
a)
Transverse waves
b)
Longitudinal waves
c)
Surface waves
d)
Seismic waves
9.
Waves in which the particles vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave movement are called _________________________
a)
Transverse waves
b)
Longitudinal waves
c)
Surface waves
d)
Seismic waves
10.
In which medium do sound waves travel the fastest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gases
11.
Light waves travel fastest in a vacuum.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
You cannot tell
12.
Choose the answer that lists the mediums through which light waves travel from the fastest to the slowest.
a)
Air, Water, solids
b)
Water, Solids, Air
c)
Solids, Water, Air
d)
Air, Solids, Water
13.
Waves can be bent as they pass through different mediums. What is this called?
a)
refraction
b)
diffraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
14.
What wave interaction is being shown in the image above?
a)
refraction
b)
diffraction
c)
reflection
d)
absorption
15.
As wavelength increases, the frequency of the wave
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
remains the same
d)
increases and then decreases
16.
What is being shown at point C?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
17.
What is being shown at point D?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
18.
What is being shown at B?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
19.
Which colored wave has the greatest amplitude?
a)
Red
b)
Green
c)
Blue
20.
Which colored wave has the greatest frequency?
a)
Red
b)
Green
c)
Blue
21.
If the amplitude of wave is increased, what happens to the compression of the wave?
a)
Particles in the compression become more tightly packed
b)
particles in the compression become less tightly packed
c)
particles in the rarefaction spread apart further
d)
particles in the rarefaction stay closer together
22.
A sound that is soft and high pitched will have which of the following frequency and amplitude?
a)
high frequency, low amplitude
b)
low frequency, low amplitude
c)
high frequency, high amplitude
d)
low frequency, high amplitude
23.
If the volume of a sound wave is increased. What happens to the frequency?
a)
Nothing. Amplitude and frequency do not depend on each other.
b)
It increases
c)
It decreases
d)
You cannot tell
24.
A reflected sound wave is known as an
a)
echo
b)
music
c)
noise
d)
echolocation
25.
What wave phenomena is being shown in the above image?
a)
refraction
b)
diffraction
c)
reflection
d)
absorption
26.
What wave phenomena is being shown in the above image?
a)
refraction
b)
diffraction
c)
reflection
d)
absorption
27.
What wave phenomena is being shown in the above image?
a)
diffraction
b)
refraction
c)
absorption
d)
reflection
28.
Which of the following best explains why a black shirt makes you feel hotter?
a)
It absorbs all the wavelengths of light
b)
It reflects all the wavelengths of light.
c)
It absorbs black light.
d)
The material is just hotter.
29.
Explain why a banana looks yellow.
a)
Bananas reflect the yellow wavelength of light an absorb all the others.
b)
Bananas absorb the yellow wavelength of light and reflect all of the others.
c)
Bananas are naturally yellow colored it has nothing to do with light.
d)
Option 4
30.
Which of the following is the correct pathway that light is reflected off an apple?
a)
sun to eye to apple
b)
sun to apple to eye
c)
eye to apple to sun
d)
apple to eye to sun
31.
The above image is showing a lens that focuses light onto a single area. Which kind of lens is it?
a)
convex
b)
concave
32.
When looking at yourself in a mirror, how many times has the light been reflected?
a)
once
b)
twice
c)
three times
d)
none
33.
A 5 meter wave has a frequency of 20 hertz. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
100 m/s
b)
100 Hz
c)
4 m/s
d)
.25 m/s
34.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves have a higher energy?
a)
X-rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Ultraviolet Radiation
d)
Infrared
35.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves have the least energy?
a)
Ultraviolet
b)
X-rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Infrared
36.
Which portion(s) of the electromagnetic spectrum is/are used for communication?
a)
Microwaves
b)
Radio waves
c)
Gamma
d)
Ultraviolet
e)
X-rays
37.
Which THREE portions of the electromagnetic spectrum can cause damage to the human body if overexposed?
a)
Gamma
b)
Ultraviolet
c)
X-rays
d)
Microwaves
e)
Radio waves
38.
How is the electromagnetic spectrum arranged?
a)
Radiowaves, Microwaves, Ultraviolet, Visible Light, Infrared, X-Ray, Gamma
b)
Gamma, X-ray, Visible Light, radio waves, infrared, ultraviolet, microwaves
c)
Radiowaves, Microwaves, infrared, Visible Light, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma
d)
Transverse, compressional, longitudinal, mechanical, crest, trough, wavelength
39.
A student questioned how the properties of different materials affect the speed of sound waves traveling through them. The student found the following data in a chemistry handbook for the speed of sound in gases, liquids, and solids.
The student analyzed the data to make predictions about the speed of sound on materials with various densities and states of matter. Which TWO predictions can be made based on the data shown in the table?
a)
The speed of sound generally increases as it moves from gases to liquids to solids.
b)
As the density of solids and gases increases, the speed of sound generally decreases.
c)
The speed of sound generally increases as it moves from liquids to gases to solids.
d)
The speed of sound generally increases as it from solids to gases to liquids.
e)
As the density of liquids and solids increases, the speed of sound generally increases.
40.
When white light enters and leaves the prism, its path is changed because the light is ________________ at the boundary between the glass and air.
a)
absorbed
b)
diffracted
c)
reflected
d)
refracted
41.
Different colors are seen because each color of light that emerges from the prism has a different ____________.
a)
amplitude
b)
intensity
c)
speed
d)
wavelength
42.
The model below represents which type of wave interaction?
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
diffraction
d)
absorption
43.
The model below represents which type of wave interaction?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Absorption
d)
Diffraction
44.
The model below represents which type of wave interaction?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Absorption
d)
Diffraction
45.
A wave is _____________________ when it reaches a boundary and bends around the edge or the opening.
a)
refracted
b)
diffracted
c)
reflected
d)
absorbed
46.
A wave is ________________ when the speed of the wave changes because it crosses into different media.
a)
refracted
b)
diffracted
c)
reflected
d)
absorbed
47.
A wave is ________________ when it reaches a boundary and bounces off the boundary.
a)
refracted
b)
diffracted
c)
reflected
d)
absorbed
48.
A wave's energy is _______________________ when it is taken into an object and converted to heat.
a)
refracted
b)
diffracted
c)
reflected
d)
absorbed
49.
Which principle of light is being demonstrated in the image below?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
d)
Absorption
50.
How do electromagnetic waves differ from mechanical waves?
a)
Mechanical waves have crests and troughs, but electromagnetic waves do not.
b)
Mechanical waves need a medium through which to travel, but electromagnetic waves do not.
c)
Electromagnetic waves come in many types, but mechanical waves are all the same.
d)
Electromagnetic waves carry energy, while mechanical waves carry matter.
51.
Using the chart below, answer the question. Which of the waves transmits the least energy?
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
X-Rays
c)
Ultraviolet
d)
Visible light
52.
Using the chart below, answer the question. Which of the waves has the highest frequency?
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
X-Rays
c)
Ultraviolet
d)
Visible light
53.
What happens to light that is absorbed by matter?
a)
It is reflected from the surface of the matter.
b)
It is refracted.
c)
It bends around the matter.
d)
Its energy is turned into heat?
54.
Which statement explains why a green leaf looks green?
a)
The leaf refracts sunlight, causing it to appear green.
b)
The leaf diffracts sunlight, causing it to appear green.
c)
The leaf reflects sunlight, causing it to appear green.
d)
The leaf absorbs green light and reflects other colors.
55.
Waves transmit energy and matter.
a)
True
b)
False
56.
________________________ waves require a medium.
a)
Mechanical
b)
Electromagnetic
c)
Ocean
57.
________________________ waves do not require a medium.
a)
Mechanical
b)
Electromagnetic
c)
Ocean
58.
______________________ waves propagate perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal or Compressional
c)
Mechanical
d)
Electromagnetic
59.
______________________ waves propagate parallel to the direction the wave travels.
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal or Compressional
c)
Mechanical
d)
Electromagnetic
60.
The maximum distance above or below the resting position of a wave is the ______________________.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Frequency
c)
Wavelength
d)
Crest
e)
Trough
61.
The distance from one crest of a wave to the next crest of a wave is the ______________________.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Frequency
c)
Wavelength
d)
Crest
e)
Trough
62.
The number of wavelengths that pass a certain point in one second is the wave ______________________.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Frequency
c)
Wavelength
d)
Crest
e)
Trough
63.
The highest point on a transverse wave is called the ___________________.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Frequency
c)
Wavelength
d)
Crest
e)
Trough
64.
The lowest point on a transverse wave is called the ___________________.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Frequency
c)
Wavelength
d)
Crest
e)
Trough
65.
The amount of energy a wave carries is related to the _________________________________.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Speed
c)
Vibrations
d)
Pitch
66.
As energy increases, wavelength ___________________.
a)
increases
b)
stays the same
c)
decreases
67.
As energy increases, frequency ___________________.
a)
increases
b)
stays the same
c)
decreases
68.
Frequency is measured in which of the following units?
a)
meters
b)
Hertz
c)
inches
d)
Newtons
e)
Joules
69.
Wavelength is measured in which of the following units?
a)
meters
b)
Hertz
c)
inches
d)
Newtons
e)
Joules
70.
Which type of wave is shown in the diagram?
a)
Transverse
b)
Electromagnetic
c)
Longitudinal or Compression
d)
Mechanical
71.
Which wave has more energy?
a)
Red
b)
Blue
c)
Neither, they have equal energy
72.
What is another name for the initial position of the wave, in other words the point in the middle between the crests and troughs. This is also the point of no energy
a)
Resting position
b)
Trough
c)
Compression
d)
Rarefaction
e)
Crest
73.
What type of wave is shown in the diagram below?
a)
Longitudinal or compressional
b)
Transverse
c)
Ocean
d)
Slinky
74.
The areas on a longitudinal wave where the particles are most dense is called the _________________________.
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
75.
Answer the question below. This is a sample question from the GA Milestones Assessment.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
76.
A bell and a siren are producing sound waves. The sound wave produced by the bell has a low frequency. The sound wave produced by the siren has a high frequency. Based on this information, which of the following must be true.
a)
The sound wave produced by the bell has a shorter wavelength than the sound wave produced by the siren.
b)
The sound wave produced by the bell has a longer wavelength than the sound wave produced by the siren.
c)
The sound wave produced by the bell has a higher amplitude than the sound wave produced by the siren.
d)
The sound wave produced by the bell has a lower amplitude than the sound wave produced by the siren.
77.
Which waves contain compressions and rarefactions?
a)
transverse waves
b)
longitudinal waves
c)
electromagnetic waves
d)
air wave
78.
A black shirt becomes hot on a sunny day. Which process causes this result?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
conservation
79.
Which statement BEST explains how heat is transferred during conduction?
a)
Radiant energy is emitted by one object and absorbed by another.
b)
Oxygen combines with other elements and releases thermal energy.
c)
Thermal energy moves from one particle to another when they collide.
d)
Particles with more thermal energy travel in current to locations with less thermal energy.
80.
Answer the question below. This is a sample question from the GA Milestones Assessment.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
81.
A musician is playing an electric guitar. She turns the knob to increase the amplitude of the sound wave produced. How does the sound change?
a)
The pitch increases.
b)
The pitch decreases.
c)
The volume increases.
d)
The volume decreases.
82.
What kind of wave is a sound wave?
a)
electromagnetic wave
b)
longitudinal wave
c)
transverse wave
d)
air wave
83.
Which statement about waves is true?
a)
All waves travel through a medium.
b)
All waves contain crests and troughs.
c)
All waves contain compressions and rarefactions.
d)
All waves transmit energy.
84.
Wave A and Wave B have the same frequency and wavelength. Wave A has a greater amplitude than Wave B. Which statement best compare the two waves?
a)
Wave A has more energy than Wave B.
b)
Wave B has more energy than Wave A.
c)
Wave B transmits energy through matter, while wave A does not.
d)
Wave A transmit energy through matter, while wave B does not.
85.
Which model shows the structure and movement of particles in a solid?
a)
Model 1
b)
Model 2
c)
Model 3
d)
Model 4
86.
Which box shows the location of the image that will be produced?
a)
A
b)
B
87.
The image will be ______________?
a)
Real
b)
Virtual
88.
The image will be ______________?
a)
upright
b)
inverted
89.
The image will be ______________?
a)
same size
b)
larger size
c)
smaller size
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