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Waves Practice Test

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a wave?
a)
a movement of matter
b)
a disturbance that carries energy
c)
the process of electrons being transferred
d)
large fluctuations in force
2.
What property of a wave is represented by letter A?
a)
Wavelength
b)
Amplitude
c)
Speed
d)
Frequency
3.
What property of a wave is represented by letter B?
a)
Wavelength
b)
Amplitude
c)
Speed
d)
Frequency
4.
What property of a wave is represented by letter C?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Speed
c)
Frequency
d)
crest
5.
What part of a wave is represented by letter D?
a)
Crest
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Trough
6.
What part of a wave is represented by letter E?
a)
Crest
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Trough
7.
Which of the following can act as media for a wave?
a)
Solids only
b)
Liquids only
c)
gases only
d)
Solids, liquids and gases
8.
When the frequency of a wave decreases,
a)
the wavelength increases.
b)
the wavelength decreases.
c)
the wavelength increases and then decreases.
d)
the wavelength remains the same.
9.
True or False? Sound waves are able to travel through gases the fastest.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
True or False? Electromagnetic waves can travel through empty space and do not require a medium through which to travel.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
True or False? A transverse wave moves the matter at a right angle to the direction in which the wave travels.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Light waves travel at what speed?
a)

300,000,000 m/s

b)

3,000,000 km/s

c)

300,000 km/s

d)

340 m/s

13.

A wave has a frequency of 15 Hz and a wavelength of 40m. What's its speed?

(a)  

14.

If the frequency in a light wave is 2000 Hz, what would the wavelength of the light wave be?

(a)  

15.

The speed of sound is 346 m/s. If a sound wave travels at a frequency of 40 Hz, what would its wavelength be? (round to 2 decimals)

(a)  

16.

A fisherman notices that one wave passes the bow of his anchored boat every 4 seconds. He measured the wavelength to be 8.5 meters. How fast are the waves traveling?

(a)  

17.
If the speed of visible light is 300,000,000 m/s, and gamma rays are higher frequency and a shorter wavelength, how does their speed compare?
a)
Gamma rays have a faster wave speed.
b)
Visible light has a faster wave speed.
c)
They are the same speed.
d)
They cannot be compared because one is electromagnetic and one is mechanical.
18.
Which of the following lists electromagnetic waves in order from longest to shortest wavelength?
a)
Gamma, X-ray, Ultraviolet, Infrared, Microwave, Visible, Radio
b)
Gamma, X-ray, Ultraviolet, Visible, Infrared, Microwave, Radio
c)
Transverse, Radio, Microwave, Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, Longitudinal
d)
Radio, Microwave, Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma
19.

The speed of a wave is 65 m/s. If the wavelength of the wave is 2.8 meters, what is the frequency of the wave?

(a)  

20.
Which of the following is NOT true of electromagnetic waves?
a)
They can travel through space.
b)
They all travel at the same speed.
c)
They travel slower than mechanical waves.
d)
They are transverse waves.
21.
Which has a higher frequency on the visible light spectrum: red or green?
a)
Red
b)
Green
c)
They have the same fequency
22.
Which wave type has the highest frequency?
a)
microwaves
b)
gamma rays
c)
sound waves
d)
X-rays
23.
The B in ROY G BIV stands for
a)
Blue
b)
Black
c)
Blue-Green
d)
Blue-Violet
24.
What is required for mechanical waves to travel?
a)
Energy
b)
A medium
c)
Matter
d)
All of the above are correct.
25.
The wave properties that share an inverse relationship are
a)
Frequency and pitch
b)
Amplitude and volume
c)
Frequency and wavelength
d)
Amplitude and wavelength
26.
The ___________ is a measure of how much energy a wave has.
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
c)
pitch
d)
all of the above are correct.
27.
Which EM wave type is sunscreen used to protect us from?
a)
Gamma
b)
Ultraviolet
c)
Infrared
d)
Visible
28.
Which animal can see infrared light?
a)
Pit vipers
b)
Cats
c)
Dogs
d)
Foxes
29.
In longitudinal waves, which part of the wave is analogous to the crest of a transverse wave?
a)
Trough
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Wavelength
30.
Which wave type is used to treat cancer?
a)
X-ray
b)
Infrared
c)
Gamma
d)
Transverse
31.
Which statement describes how sound waves travel through different media?
a)
The medium has no influence on sound wave travel.
b)
Sound waves travel faster through air than anything else.
c)
Sound waves travel faster through liquids and solids than air.
d)
Sound waves cannot travel through liquids or solids.
32.

What is one type of waves that remote controls use?

a)

Infrared

b)

Gamma

c)

X-rays

d)

Microwaves

33.

How are wavelength and frequency related?

a)

the higher the frequency, the shorter the wavelength

b)

the higher the frequency, the longer the wavelength

c)

wavelength and frequency are equal

d)

there is no correlation between frequency and wavelength

34.

When does reflection occur?

a)

when light strikes an object and is absorbed

b)

only when an object is placed in front of a mirror

c)

when waves are bent in the process of moving from one medium to another

d)

when a wave strikes an object and bounces off

35.

As the energy of a wave increases, so does the

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

Hertz

d)

wavelength

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