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WorksheetsReview Quiz: Fields, Kepler's Laws, and Waves
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
Which of Kepler's laws explains that Earth has a shorter orbital period than Pluto?
1st Law
2nd Law
3rd Law
4th Law
Which of Kepler's laws explains the greater the eccentricity, the more elongated an ellipse is.
1st Law
2nd Law
3rd Law
4th Law
Which of Kepler's laws explain that each planet revolves around the sun sweeping out equal areas in equal times?
1st Law
2nd Law
3rd Law
4th Law
At which second is the object moving faster?
A
B
C
Neither they are the same speed
Which section will take the planet more time to travel?
A
C
C
Neither they are the same amount of time
How do you find the eccentricity of this orbital path in the image?
E = d/L
E = L/d
L = d/E
d = E/L
In the field diagram below, which side is positive?
A
B
The North end of the magnet will have field lines going ____________ and the South end of the magnet will have field lines going __________.
in, out
out, in
in, in
out, out
Select all the diagrams that have the incorrect field lines drawn below
A
B
C
D
E
What variables affect the strength of an electric field?
Distance
Mass
Quantity of the charge.
Neutrons
What does a wave transfer?
Nothing
Matter
Mass
Energy
What type of wave is this?
longitudinal
transverse
sound
tubular
When a longitudinal wave travels through a medium, in which direction does the matter in the medium move?
circles
perpendicular to the direction of wave travel
along the direction of wave travel or parallel
both perpendicular and along the same direction of wave travel
Which of the following is an example of a mechanical wave? (select more than one)
Sound
Ocean
seismic wave or earth quake.
light
What is a medium? (Select more than one)
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Vacuum or empty space
Mechanical waves can travel in a vacuum.
True
False
In space can a sound be heard?
Yes
No
What is the frequency of a water wave that has a wavelength of 0.5m and a speed of 4 m/s?
4 Hz
8 Hz
2 Hz
4.5 Hz
As frequency decreases, wavelength _________
decreases
increases
is faster
is slower
The wavelength of a longitudinal wave is the distance from ___________________.
compression to rarefaction
compression to compression
crest to trough
crest to crest
Which is the term for the number of wavelengths that pass a fixed point in 1 second.
amplitude
wave speed
period of time
frequency
According to the law of reflection, the angle of incidence _____________.
is greater than the angle of reflection
is less than the angle of reflection
is equal to the angle of reflection
is always 90 degrees to the reflecting surface
What is the term for the bending of a wave around an object
reflection
refraction
diffraction
interference
What is the speed of a wave that has a wavelength of 2 meters and a frequency of 4 Hz?
6 m/s
8 m/s
2 m/s
6 m/s
What is an electric field?
forces
a space around a force
a space around a charge
a space around a magnet
What is a field?
a space around a force
a force
a space around a charge
a space around a magnet
What happens to the the gravitational field strength as mass is increased?
the field strength decreases
the field strength increases
the field strength remains the same
Which of the following correctly shows the electric fields around two positive charges?
Which of the following correctly shows the gravitational field around the Earth?
Which wave is the shortest?
A
B
C
D
Which shows exactly 2.5 waves?
A
B
C
D
A sound wave with higher amplitude will make the sound?
sound quieter
sound louder
have a higher pitch
have a lower pitch
A sound wave with lower frequency will make the sound?
sound quieter
sound louder
have a higher pitch
have a lower pitch
The teacher begins introducing pulses with a different wavelength (shown above). Which of the two pulses (C or D) will travel from the hand to the wall in the least amount of time?
Wave C
Wave D
Both will reach the wall at the same time
In the diagram of a compressional wave, A is showing a ___ while B is showing a ___.
compression, rarefaction
trough, crest
rarefaction, compression
crest, trough
In this diagram of a transverse wave, A is showing the wave's _____ and B is showing the wave's _____.
amplitude, trough
amplitude, crest
wavelength, trough
wavelength, crest
In this diagram of a transverse wave, C is showing the wave's _____ and D is showing the wave's _____.
crest, amplitude
trough, amplitude
crest, wavelength
trough, wavelength
Frequency is how many waves pass a point in 1 second. If 100 waves pass a given point in 4 seconds, what is the wave's frequency?
25 Hz
100 Hz
4 Hz
400 Hz
Which type of EM wave has the longest wavelength?
gamma
radio
infrared
ultraviolet
Which type of EM wave has the highest frequency?
gamma
radio
infrared
ultraviolet
Which type of EM wave has the least amount of energy?
gamma
radio
infrared
ultraviolet
In this one second time period determine the frequency of the wave in this image.
5 Hz
5.5 Hz
6 Hz
6.5 Hz
In this image which word describes the wave behavior?
refraction
diffraction
opaque
reflection
In this image what is the wave behavior shown?
refraction
diffraction
opaque
transparent
In this image what is the wave behavior shown?
refraction
diffraction
opaque
transparent
In this image what is the wave behavior shown?
refraction
diffraction
opaque
reflection
Which orbit has the greatest eccentricity, closest to 1?
A
B
C
D
A wave with a frequency of 105 Hz has a period of
Hint T = 1/f
.0095 s
.0952 s
.9523 s
9.5283 s
A wave on a string travels at 15 m/s at a frequency of 45 Hz. What is the wavelength?
30 m
3 m
675 m
.33 m
The wavelength of a Transverse wave is the distance from ___________________.
compression to rarefaction
compression to compression
crest to trough
crest to crest
