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Elsik Advanced Waves Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Doppler Effect?

a)

A change in frequency due to the relative motion of a wave source and an observer

b)

When a wave overlaps with another wave

c)

When a wave bounces off of another object

d)

When a wave bends due to traveling through a different medium

2.

You are standing on the side of the road when a police car races past you with its siren on. After the police car passes you, what happens to the pitch of the siren?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

It turns red

3.

Look at the picture. Who is experiencing a higher pitched sound?

a)

Observer A

b)

Observer B

c)

There's no difference

4.

Look at the picture. Who is experiencing a lower pitched sound?

a)

Observer A

b)

Observer B

c)

There is no difference

5.
What direction is this object moving?
a)
left
b)
right
c)
up
d)
down
6.
Swimming pools and the ocean look shallower than they really are due to:
a)
reflection 
b)
dispersion
c)
refraction
d)
total internal reflection
7.

Based on their refractive indices (n), light has the highest velocity in which medium? flint glass n=1.70 barium glass n=1.60 crown glass n=1.523 water n=1.33

a)

crown glass

b)
water
c)
flint glass
d)
barium glass
8.
What is this called?
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
reconstroction
d)
retraction
9.
What is this image showing?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
The law of reflection
d)
Concave Mirror
10.
Why does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper part?
a)
The light rays that travel through water and then into air are refracted.
b)
The light rays that travel through water and then into air are enlarged.
c)
The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reflected.
d)
The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reduced.
11.

how does diffraction work

a)

it goes through water and air

b)

is a beam of light stopping at a wall

c)

it bounces off of light

d)

is the bending of light as it passes around the edge of an object

12.
When a wave moves around a barrier or though an opening it is known as what?
a)
Diffraction
b)
Refraction
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Destruction
13.
This image is representing what wave interaction?
a)
Refraction
b)
Diffraction
c)
Reflection
d)
Interference
14.

witch picture is diffraction

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

What wave behavior is happening at the door?

a)

resonance

b)

reflection

c)

diffraction

d)

refraction

16.

What word is used to describe light as it strikes a smooth, shiny surface and bounces off?

a)

shadow

b)

energy

c)

reflection

d)

wave length

17.

When light bounces off a mirror it is ________.

a)

absorbed

b)

reflected

c)

corrected

d)

refracted

18.

What would you call this?

a)

Refraction

b)

Diffraction

c)

Bends

d)

Reflection

19.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
20.

What is the best explanation for Mickey seeing himself in the mirror?

a)

refraction

b)

absorbed

c)

reflection

d)

flipped

21.
A tuning fork starts to vibrate when a certain note is played on the piano, This is an example of _______.
a)
resonance
b)
refraction
c)
diffraction
d)
reflection
22.

How can resonance break an object?

a)

forcing an object to vibrate at its natural frequency for a short time

b)

forcing an object to vibrate at different frequencies for a short time

c)

forcing an object to vibrate at different frequencies for a longtime

d)

forcing an object to vibrate at its natural frequency for a long time

23.
How is sound produced by these instruments?
a)
Striking the surface
b)
vibrating columns of air
c)
plucking the strings
24.
The failure point of the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge was _____
a)
the speed and angle of the wind
b)
the weight and type of vehicles
c)
the speed of the cars
d)
the height of the bridge
25.

How does this instrument work

a)

the plucked string vibrates at a set frequency every time

b)

the plucked string has to be vibrated by the player constantly

c)

music just happens

d)

there is not enough information to answer this question

26.

Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?

a)

microwaves

b)

UV rays

c)

Infrared

d)

the color blue

27.

Which of the following has the most energy?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Violet

28.

Which color has the longest wavelength?

a)

Yellow

b)

Red

c)

Green

d)

Purple

29.

As frequency increases on the electromagnetic spectrum, what happens to the wavelength?

a)

It stays the same

b)

It decreases

c)

It increases

d)

It doubles

30.

Which of the following is not in the electromagnetic spectrum?

a)

Light waves

b)

Sound waves

c)

Radio Waves

d)

X-rays