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Unit 7: Waves Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do all waves transfer?

a)

Matter

b)

Heat

c)

Electricity

d)

Energy

2.

The highest part of the wave is called the _______________.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Trough

d)

Crest

3.

The bottom part of the wave is called trough.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

_________________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Crest

d)

Wavelength

5.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal 
d)
transverse wave 
6.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
9.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
10.

The bigger the amplitude, the ________ energy carried by the wave.

a)

more

b)

less

11.

Which of the following can waves transfer energy through?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

empty space

e)

all of the above

12.

What are the two types of waves?

a)

longitudinal and transverse

b)

sound and light

13.

This illustration best depicts which of the following behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

14.

The image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Resonance

b)

Doppler Effect

c)

Interference

d)

Polarization

15.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
16.
The longer the _____________  the ______________ the frequency.
a)
wavelength, lower
b)
wavelength, higher
c)
amplitude, lower
d)
amplitude, higher
17.
When a wave's amplitude increases it means
a)
it's carrying more energy
b)
its wavelength gets longer
c)
its frequency increases
d)
its wavelength decreases
18.

Sound waves must travel through ___________________.

a)

air

b)

a medium

c)

an outward area

d)

a short

19.
High Amplitude =__________________
a)

More Energy

b)

Less Energy

20.

Images in a plane mirror are

a)

real

b)

larger

c)

same size

d)

smaller

21.
Is a convex lens thicker or thinner in the middle?
a)
Thicker 
b)
Thinner 
22.
Is a concave lens thicker or thinner in the middle? 
a)
Thicker 
b)
Thinner 
23.
A high-frequency wave has ___________ than a low-frequency wave
a)
a longer wavelength
b)
a shorter wavelength
c)
the same wavelength
d)
a stronger source
24.
The distance from one point to the next corresponding point on a wave is called the ________________.
a)
waveform
b)
peak
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
25.

What is a general definition of wave interference?

a)

When a wave bounces off an object

b)

When more than on wave meet and interact in the same medium

c)

When a wave bends around a corner

d)

When a wave creates static

26.

Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequencies and the shortest wavelengths?

a)

microwaves

b)

visible light

c)

gamma rays

d)

x-rays

27.

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelength

a)

Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

b)

Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio

c)

Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

d)

Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

28.

How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves?

a)

They have very short wavelengths

b)

They transmit energy instead of matter

c)

They can travel through empty space

d)

They can change direction by reflection

29.

Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?

a)

Ultraviolet Rays

b)

Gamma Rays

c)

X-Rays

d)

Visible Light

30.

How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?

a)

All of it

b)

None

c)

Only a small part

d)

Most of it

31.
It is the part of the wave where the particles are close together.  It is part A on this picture. 
a)
Compression
b)
Amplituide
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Wavelength
32.
The distance between two identical parts on a wave.  For example one compression, to the next compression.
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
c)
Amplituide
d)
Wavelength
33.
It is the part of the wave where the particles are spread out.  It is part B in this picture. 
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
34.

Way in which sound waves are used by animals such as dolphins and bats.

a)

Echolocation

b)

Transverse

c)

Doppler Effect

d)

Longitudinal

35.

What is sonar used for

a)

To detect fish and any other living things

b)

To detect the distance and direction of under water objects

c)

To catch fish and other Living things

d)

To detect distance of objects underwater

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