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Waves: Absorption, Reflection & Transmission

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Light waves bouncing off a surface is known as?

a)

Transmission

b)

Refraction

c)

Reflection

d)

Absorption

2.

This is the term that describes when light passes through matter.

a)

Transmission

b)

Transparent

c)

Translucent

d)

Opaque

3.

This is when light changes direction slightly when it passes from one material to another.

a)

Transmission

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

Absorption

4.

When you place things into water they sometimes look bent (see the image below). What is this an example of?

a)

Refraction

b)

Diffraction

c)

Transmission

d)

Absorption

5.

Light spreads out after it travels through a keyhole.

a)

refraction

b)

diffraction

c)

angle of reflection

d)

angle of incidence

6.
The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-
a)
absorbed
b)
stopped
c)
reflected
d)
refracted
7.

the passage of light through a medium

a)

transmission

b)

reflection

c)

diffraction

d)

absorption

8.

Waves carry energy AND matter.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

What kind of waves REQUIRE matter to transfer energy?

a)

x-rays

b)

mechanical waves

(sound wave)

c)

electromagnetic waves

d)

light waves

10.

The highest point on a transverse wave is called the _____.

a)

crest

b)

rest

c)

trough

d)

amplitude

11.

The measure from crest to crest OR trough to trough is the _____.

a)

frequency

b)

rest

c)

amplitude

d)

wavelength

12.

The number of waves passing a point in a certain amount of time is the _____.

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

wavelength

d)

compression

13.

Frequency is measured in what units?

a)

Hearts

b)

Degrees

c)

Hertz

d)

Amps

14.

In a longitudinal wave, the part of the wave in which the particles are close together is the ______.

a)

contraction

b)

rest

c)

rarefaction

d)

compression

15.

Radio waves are carried from an antenna to your car radio.


This is an example of _____.

a)

absorption

b)

transmission

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

16.

In a longitudinal wave, the area where the particles are farthest apart is the _____.

a)

crest

b)

compression

c)

rarefaction

d)

trough

17.

When you yell in the hallway, some of the energy in the sound waves bounces back.


This is an example of _____.

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

diffraction

d)

absorption

18.

What kind of wave DOES NOT require a medium to travel?

a)

sound wave

b)

electromagnetic wave

c)

mechanical wave

d)

seismic wave

19.

When sound waves pass through an open doorway, they change direction.


This is an example of _____.

a)

reflection

b)

diffraction

c)

absorption

d)

transmission

20.

The substance or matter through which waves pass.

a)

medium

b)

compression

c)

rarefaction

d)

Hertz

21.

What type of wave is shown?

a)

longitudinal wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

ultraviolet ray

d)

x-ray

22.

What type of wave is shown?

a)

sound wave

b)

longitudinal wave

c)

compressional wave

d)

transverse wave

23.

A type of waves that travels fastest through a solid?

a)

Radio waves

b)

Sound waves

c)

Light waves

d)

Gamma waves

24.
Sound is caused by? 
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
d)
air
25.

A disturbance that transfers energy is know as

a)

frequently

b)

amplitude

c)

wave

d)

wavelength

26.
When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
27.

Sound proof rooms use soft material to do what?

a)

Reflection of sound

b)

Absorption of sound

c)

Transmission of sound

28.

What is the only type of electromagnetic rays humans can see?

a)

gamma rays

b)

x-rays

c)

visible light

d)

ultraviolet

29.

When no light can pass through an object it is...

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

30.

Which color has the lowest frequency (longest wave-length)?

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

yellow

d)

green

31.

Which wave has the highest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

32.

Which wave has the shortest wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

33.

Which color is the leaf reflecting?

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

green

d)

yellow

34.

Which image is echolocation??

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

35.

The transfer of energy from place to place is called

a)

a spectrum

b)

a wave

c)

electromagnetic

d)

motion

36.

Which word belongs in both blanks?

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

frequency

d)

pitch

37.

Which material would be considered opaque?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

all of them

38.

This is an example of

a)

absorption

b)

transmission

c)

reflection

d)

translucent

39.

Light waves travel most slowly (if at all) through?

a)

Empty space

b)

gas

c)

liquids

d)

solids

40.
Which of the following is true about waves?
a)
When wavelength increases frequency increases
b)
When wavelength decreases, frequency increases
c)
When wavelength decreases, frequency decreases
41.

Sound waves travel most quickly through?

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Warm air

d)

Cold air

42.

When light moves from water to air, it bends away from the normal. This is an example of:

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Absorption

43.

If you increase the amplitude of a light wave, what happens to the light?

a)

It gets dimmer.

b)

It changes color.

c)

It gets brighter.

d)

It moves slower.

44.

What does the amplitude of a light wave affect?

a)

The speed of the light

b)

The brightness of the light

c)

The color of the light

d)

The direction of the light

45.

What does the amplitude of a sound wave affect?

a)

The speed of the sound

b)

The loudness of the sound

c)

The pitch of the sound

d)

The direction of the sound

46.

What does the frequency of a sound wave affect?

a)

The speed of the sound

b)

The loudness of the sound

c)

The pitch of the sound

d)

The direction of the sound

47.

What would you call this?

a)

Bounce back

b)

Reflection

c)

Diffraction

d)

Refraction

48.
According to the Law of reflection, a light ray striking a mirror
a)
continues moving through the mirror in the same direction
b)
moves into the mirror at a slightly different angle
c)
bounces off the mirror toward the direction it came from
d)
bounces off the mirror at the same angle it hits.
49.
The fact the two angles are the same is an example of....
a)
Refraction
b)
Angle of Incidence
c)
Law of reflection
d)
Magnification
50.
Light is the only wave that can be reflected.
a)
True
b)
False
51.

What happens to the wavelength of light waves as they enter a denser medium?

a)

It increases.

b)

It decreases.

c)

It remains the same.

d)

It becomes infinite.

52.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
53.
ROYGBIV arranges colors from
a)
most energy to least energy
b)
least energy to most energy
c)
shortest wavelength to longest wavelength

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