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Review Quiz: Fields, Kepler's Laws, and Waves

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of Kepler's laws explains that Earth has a shorter orbital period than Pluto?

a)

1st Law

b)

2nd Law

c)

3rd Law

d)

4th Law

2.

Which of Kepler's laws explains the greater the eccentricity, the more elongated an ellipse  is.

a)

1st Law

b)

2nd Law

c)

3rd Law

d)

4th Law

3.

Which of Kepler's laws explain that each planet revolves around the sun sweeping out equal areas in equal times?

a)

1st Law

b)

2nd Law

c)

3rd Law

d)

4th Law

4.

At which second is the object moving faster?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

Neither they are the same speed

5.

Which section will take the planet more time to travel?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

C

d)

Neither they are the same amount of time

6.

How do you find the eccentricity of this orbital path in the image?

a)

E = d/L

b)

E = L/d

c)

L = d/E

d)

d = E/L

7.

In the field diagram below, which side is positive?

a)

A

b)

B

8.

The North end of the magnet will have field lines going ____________ and the South end of the magnet will have field lines going __________. 

a)

in, out

b)

out, in

c)

in, in

d)

out, out

9.

Select all the diagrams that have the incorrect field lines drawn below

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

10.

What variables affect the strength of an electric field?

a)

Distance

b)

Mass

c)

Quantity of the charge.

d)

Neutrons

11.

What does a wave transfer?

a)

Nothing

b)

Matter

c)

Mass

d)

Energy

12.

What type of wave is this?

a)

longitudinal

b)

transverse

c)

sound

d)

tubular

13.

When a longitudinal wave travels through a medium, in which direction does the matter in the medium move?

a)

circles

b)

perpendicular to the direction of wave travel

c)

along the direction of wave travel or parallel  

d)

both perpendicular and along the same direction of wave travel

14.

Which of the following is an example of a mechanical wave? (select more than one)

a)

Sound

b)

Ocean

c)

seismic wave or earth quake.

d)

light

15.

What is a medium? (Select more than one)

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Vacuum or empty space

16.

Mechanical waves can travel in a vacuum.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

In space can a sound be heard?

a)

Yes

b)

No

18.

What is the frequency of a water wave that has a wavelength of 0.5m and a speed of 4 m/s?

a)

4 Hz

b)

8 Hz

c)

2 Hz

d)

4.5 Hz

19.

As frequency decreases, wavelength _________

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

is faster

d)

is slower

20.

The wavelength of a longitudinal wave is the distance from ___________________.

a)

compression to rarefaction

b)

compression to compression

c)

crest to trough

d)

crest to crest

21.

Which is the term for the number of wavelengths that pass a fixed point in 1 second.

a)

amplitude

b)

wave speed

c)

period of time

d)

frequency

22.

According to the law of reflection, the angle of incidence _____________.

a)

is greater than the angle of reflection

b)

is less than the angle of reflection

c)

is equal to the angle of reflection

d)

is always 90 degrees to the reflecting surface

23.

What is the term for the bending of a wave around an object

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

interference

24.

What is the speed of a wave that has a wavelength of 2 meters and a frequency of 4 Hz?

a)

6 m/s

b)

8 m/s

c)

2 m/s

d)

6 m/s

25.

What is an electric field?

a)

forces

b)

a space around a force

c)

a space around a charge

d)

a space around a magnet

26.

What is a field?

a)

a space around a force

b)

a force

c)

a space around a charge

d)

a space around a magnet

27.

 What happens to the the gravitational field strength as mass is increased?

a)

the field strength decreases

b)

the field strength increases

c)

the field strength remains the same

28.

Which of the following correctly shows the electric fields around two positive charges?

a)

b)

c)

29.

Which of the following correctly shows the gravitational field around the Earth?

a)

b)

c)

30.

Which wave is the shortest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

31.

Which shows exactly 2.5 waves?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

32.

A sound wave with higher amplitude will make the sound?

a)

sound quieter

b)

sound louder

c)

have a higher pitch

d)

have a lower pitch

33.

A sound wave with lower frequency will make the sound?

a)

sound quieter

b)

sound louder

c)

have a higher pitch

d)

have a lower pitch

34.

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?

a)

Wave C

b)

Wave D

c)

Both will reach the wall at the same time

35.

In the diagram of a compressional wave, A is showing a ___ while B is showing a ___.

a)

compression, rarefaction

b)

trough, crest

c)

rarefaction, compression

d)

crest, trough

36.

In this diagram of a transverse wave, A is showing the wave's _____ and B is showing the wave's _____.

a)

amplitude, trough

b)

amplitude, crest

c)

wavelength, trough

d)

wavelength, crest

37.

In this diagram of a transverse wave, C is showing the wave's _____ and D is showing the wave's _____.

a)

crest, amplitude

b)

trough, amplitude

c)

crest, wavelength

d)

trough, wavelength

38.

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?

a)

25 Hz

b)

100 Hz

c)

4 Hz

d)

400 Hz

39.

Which type of EM wave has the longest wavelength?

a)

gamma

b)

radio

c)

infrared

d)

ultraviolet

40.

Which type of EM wave has the highest frequency?

a)

gamma

b)

radio

c)

infrared

d)

ultraviolet

41.

Which type of EM wave has the least amount of energy?

a)

gamma

b)

radio

c)

infrared

d)

ultraviolet

42.

In this one second time period determine the frequency of the wave in this image.

a)

5 Hz

b)

5.5 Hz

c)

6 Hz

d)

6.5 Hz

43.

In this image which word describes the wave behavior?

a)

refraction

b)

diffraction

c)

opaque

d)

reflection

44.

In this image what is the wave behavior shown?

a)

refraction

b)

diffraction

c)

opaque

d)

transparent

45.

In this image what is the wave behavior shown?

a)

refraction

b)

diffraction

c)

opaque

d)

transparent

46.

In this image what is the wave behavior shown?

a)

refraction

b)

diffraction

c)

opaque

d)

reflection

47.

Which orbit has the greatest eccentricity, closest to 1?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

48.

A wave with a frequency of 105 Hz has a period of

Hint T = 1/f

a)

.0095 s

b)

.0952 s

c)

.9523 s

d)

9.5283 s

49.

A wave on a string travels at 15 m/s at a frequency of 45 Hz. What is the wavelength?

a)

30 m

b)

3 m

c)

675 m

d)

.33 m

50.

The wavelength of a Transverse wave is the distance from ___________________.

a)

compression to rarefaction

b)

compression to compression

c)

crest to trough

d)

crest to crest