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Waves Review

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 13hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of a wave is shown by the letter A?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Crest

2.

Which part of a wave is shown by the letter B?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Crest

3.

Which part of a wave is shown by the letter C?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Crest

4.

Which part of a wave is shown by the letter D?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Crest

5.

What is the amplitude of this wave?

a)

2 m

b)

2.5 m

c)

4 m

d)

18 m

6.

What is the wavelength of this wave?

a)

2 m

b)

2.5 m

c)

4 m

d)

18 m

7.
Waves are a transfer of what?
a)
Heat
b)
Light
c)
Energy
d)
Food
8.
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.
9.
Which of these waves cannot travel in a vacuum?
a)
light wave
b)
sound wave
c)
electromagnetic wave
d)
microwave
10.
Which is true of a mechanical wave?
a)
It must have a medium
b)
It must travel in empty space.
c)
It can travel in a vacuum.
d)
Both sound and light are examples.
11.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.

the number of waves that pass a certain point.

a)

wave speed

b)

frequency

13.

The amplitude of a wave is...

a)

The total distance a wave will travel through a medium

b)

The height of a wave from the origin to a crest or trough

c)

The height of a wave from crest to trough

d)

The horizontal distance between two crests or troughs of a wave

14.
What is represented by the letter 'x'?
a)
Crest
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Wavelength
15.
What is represented by the  letter 'y'?
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
16.

Frequency is measured using the unit

a)

Hertz (Hz)

b)

second /cycle

c)

seconds

d)

meters

17.

If the frequency of a wave is changed to 4 times more, then its wavelength will be

a)

4 times more

b)

1/4 of the original

c)

the same as the original

d)

1/2 of the original

18.
Which is the correct equation for calculating the speed of a wave?
a)
T = 1/f
b)
Speed= Wavelength x Period
c)
Speed = Wavelength/Frequency
d)
Speed= Wavelength x Frequency
19.

What is the correct formula for the period of a wave?

a)

T = 1/f

b)

f = 1/T

c)

v=f⋅λv=f\cdot\lambda

d)

f=vλf=\frac{v}{\lambda}

20.

Sound is an example of a ​ (a)   or ​ (b)   wave. Light is an example of a ​ (c)   or ​ (d)   wave.

Choose from the below words
longitudinal
mechanical
transverse
electromagnetic
21.

Waves in which the particles of the medium move only in the same direction as the motion of the wave are ________ waves.

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

c)

water

d)

seismic

22.

If a wave starts moving more slowly, the wavelength of the wave will ______

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

remain the same

d)

it depends on the amplitude

23.

When light is reflected from a surface, as the angle of incidence increases, the angle of reflection ______.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains the same

d)

cannot be determined

24.

If the wavelength is kept constant, which increases as the speed of a wave increases?

a)

phase

b)

amplitude

c)

period

d)

frequency

25.

The less-dense region of a longitudinal wave is called a

a)

compression

b)

rarefaction

c)

rest position

d)

none of these

26.

Match the units to the quantities they measure

a)

meter

1.

wavelength

b)

meters/second

2.

wave speed

c)

hertz

3.

frequency

27.

The loudness of a sound is directly related to the wave's _____.

a)

wavelength

b)

frequecy

c)

rest position

d)

amplitude

28.
This word refers to any substance that sound can travel through.  Sound can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.
a)
Decibel
b)
Medium
c)
Vibration
d)
Oscilloscope
29.
What can you tell about this object's motion?
a)
Moving to the North (up).
b)
Moving to the South (down). 
c)
Moving to the West (left). 
d)
Moving to the East (right). 
30.

Match the following properties of waves with their example.

a)
1.

Refraction

b)
2.

Reflection

c)
3.

Doppler Effect

31.

The same type of light can be brighter if it has a different ​ (a)   . If the ​ (b)   is different, it is a different color of light.

Choose from the below words
amplitude
wavelength
32.

Reflection is to bouncing as refraction is to:

a)

bending.

b)

breaking.

c)

dissipating.

d)

halting.

33.

In this diagram, which is the angle of incidence?

a)

Angle A

b)

Angle B

c)

Angle C

d)

Angle D

34.

Which of the following best describes the image produced by a plane mirror?

a)

Virtual and erect (upright)

b)

Virtual and Inverted

c)

Real and erect (upright)

d)

Real and inverted

35.

The diagram below depicts a converging lens of focal length F and an object placed between 1 and 2 focal lengths from the lens. Which of the following best describes the image of the object produced by the lens?

a)

Real and erect (upright)

b)

Real and inverted

c)

Virtual and erect (upright)

d)

Virtual and inverted

36.

Virtual images ​ (a)   be projected onto a screen and ​ (b)   be seen through the lens. They ​ (c)   exist without the lens or mirror. Real images ​can be ​ (d)   and ​ (e)   be seen without the lens.

Choose from the below words
cannot
can only
do not
projected
can
37.

What is a characteristic common to BOTH sound waves and light waves?

a)

They transfer energy

b)

They are longitudinal

c)

They are transverse

d)

They can travel in a vacuum

38.

If the period of the wave is 2 seconds, what is its frequency?

a)

2 seconds

b)

0.5 Hz

c)

2 Hz

d)

0.5 seconds

39.

If the frequency of the wave is 0.25 cycle per second, what is the period of the wave?

a)

4 seconds

b)

0.25 seconds

c)

1 second

d)

2 seconds

40.

The diagram below illustrates a parked police car with a siren on top. The siren is producing a sound wave with a frequency of 680 hertz, which travels first through point A and then through point B. The speed of the sound is 340 meters per second. What is the wavelength of the sound produced by the car's siren?

a)

0.50 m

b)

2.0 m

c)

2.3*10^5 m

d)

2.3*10^6 m

41.

What is the velocity of a wave having a frequency of 25 cycles per second and a wavelength of 10 meters?

a)

2.5 m/s

b)

15 m/s

c)

35 m/s

d)

250 m/s

42.
What does the word "converging" mean?
a)
to separate
b)
to come together
c)
parallel 
d)
perpendicular
43.
This image is...
a)
Inverted and smaller
b)
inverted and bigger
c)
not inverted and smaller
d)
not inverted and bigger
44.
A converging lens produces an image twice the size of the original. If the object is placed 0.40 m from the lens, and the image produced is 0.80 m from the lens. What is the focal length of the lens? 
a)
0.351 m
b)
0.267 m
c)
0.416 m
d)
0.112 m
45.

A tree 20 m high is located 40 m from the converging lens of focal length 0.08 m.Calculate the distance from the lens to the image.

a)

0.08 m

b)

0.01 m

c)

0.10 m

d)

0.20 m

46.
The di for a virtual image will have a ______ value.
a)
positive
b)
negative
47.

An object is located 35.0 cm from a converging lens. The lens forms a real image at a distance of 15.0 cm. What is the focal length?

a)

0.0953 cm

b)

10.5 cm

c)

26.2 cm

d)

0.0678 cm

48.
The focal length of the lens in your eye is about 0.015 m. If the object is 1 m from your eye, where is the image produced? 
a)
0.0315 m
b)
0.0243 m
c)
0.0152 m
d)
0.0601 m
49.

What color is the longest wavelength?

a)

Green

b)

Yellow

c)

Blue

d)

Red

50.

When objects move towards you, the wavelength....

a)

Increases (gets longer)

b)

Decreases (gets shorter)

51.

When objects move away from you, the wavelength....

a)

Increases (gets longer)

b)

Decreases (gets shorter)

52.

Which of the following best describes the image produced by a plane mirror?

a)

Virtual and Upright

b)

Real and Upright

c)

Virtual and Inverted

d)

Real and Inverted

53.

The diagram below represents a ray of light entering a glass block from air. Also represented are four choices, A, B, C, and D, for the subsequent path of the light ray. Which path best indicates the direction taken by the light ray?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

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