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Unit 6 - Waves

Total questions: 109

Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
a)
high, low
b)
high, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, low
2.
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared rays
3.
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-rays
4.
As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the amount of energy in that wave...
a)
increases.
b)
decreases.
c)
stays the same.
5.
The height of the wave is known as the _____________.
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
6.
The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude 
7.

Which of the following has the longest wavelength?

a)

microwaves

b)

UV rays

c)

Infrared

d)

Gamma rays

8.

Which of the following has the most energy?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Yellow

9.

Which of the following has the most energy?

a)

X-rays

b)

The color green

c)

Microwaves

d)

Infrared

10.

Which of the following has the least amount of energy?

a)

UV rays

b)

The color yellow

c)

Radio waves

d)

Gamma rays

11.

Which of the following has the most energy?

a)

TV

b)

Microwaves

c)

Radiowaves

d)

Infrared

12.

Which of the following has the lowest energy?

a)

The color yellow

b)

The color blue

c)

The color indigo

d)

The color orange

13.

Which of the following has the highest frequency?

a)

The color blue

b)

The color orange

c)

The color yellow

d)

The color violet

14.

How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible to the human eye?

a)

All of it

b)

None of it

c)

Most of it

d)

Only a small part

15.
Which of the figures represents reflection?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
16.
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
17.
This shows the phenomenon known as....
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
mirrors
d)
focal point
18.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
19.
What is the name of a material in which waves, like sound waves, seismic waves, and waves in a slinky 
a)
Vacuum
b)
Medium
c)
Mechanical
d)
Space
20.
Which color absorbs all light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Orange
d)
Green
21.
A leaf is green, what does this tell you about the light that is being absorbed?
a)
no light is being absorbed
b)
green is being refracted and all the colors are being absorbed.
c)
green is being absorbed and all the other colors are reflected
d)
green is being reflected and all the other colors are being absorbed
22.

The more energy a wave has, the greater its ____

a)

speed

b)

amplitude

c)

wavelength

23.
What type of wave behavior is pictured above?
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Absorption
d)
Diffraction
24.
A mechanical wave moves through a medium, which can be…
a)
Gas, Liquid, Sliders
b)
Liquid, Solid, Gas
c)
Solid, Gas, Lipid
d)
Gas, Liquid, Gas
25.
A mechanical wave generally does NOT
a)
vibrate a medium
b)
carry the medium from one place to another
c)
transfer energy
d)
move through a medium
26.

If waves overlap and are out of phase, how will that affect the resultant wave?

a)

Decrease the amplitude

b)

Increase the amplitude

c)

Decrease the frequency

d)

Increase the frequency

27.

If waves overlap and are in phase, how will that affect the resultant wave?

a)

Decrease the amplitude

b)

Increase the amplitude

c)

Decrease the frequency

d)

Increase the frequency

28.

What type of wave is pictured?

a)

Transverse wave

b)

Longitudinal wave

c)

Wave, what wave?

d)

Slinky wave

29.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
30.

All waves carry ______________.

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Water

d)

Energy

31.

What type of waves are these?

a)

Transverse waves

b)

Longitudinal waves

32.
How would you describe the movement of a transverse wave?
a)
Up and down
b)
Back and forth
c)
In zigzags
d)
Linear
33.

This is an example of ______________________.

a)

Transverse waves

b)

Longitudinal waves

34.

The wavelength can be measured from ( check all that apply)

a)

crest to crest

b)

crest to trough

c)

trough to crest

d)

trough to trough

35.

The analysis of the way matter emits and absorbs radiation is called ___.

a)

astronomy

b)

chemistry

c)

spectroscopy

d)

atomic theory

36.

Spectroscopy can also be used to study

a)

galaxies.

b)

the surface of Mercury.

c)

stellar composition.

d)

UFO's.

37.

A spectroscope may be connected to a ___ to record an object's spectra.

a)

telescope

b)

CCD (charged coupled device)

c)

spectrometer

d)

spectrograph

38.

Spectral lines that are observed to be narrower & blue-shifted indicates that an object is

a)

moving away from Earth.

b)

showing transverse motion.

c)

moving towards Earth.

d)

showing radial motion.

39.

If an object like a star is moving away from Earth, the spectral lines are observed to be

a)

smaller or thinner & red-shifted.

b)

smaller or thinner & blue-shifted.

c)

wider or broader & blue-shifted.

d)

wider or broader & red-shifted.

40.
Which statement is true?
a)
The ability to do work - it makes things happen or causes changes.
b)
Energy is matter
c)
Energy is only ever potential
d)
Energy is only ever kinetic
41.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light 
c)
matter
d)
particles
42.
What does it mean to refract?
a)
bounce off
b)
to bend
c)
curve outward
d)
reflect
43.
What happens when light hits a mirror?
a)
it makes a color
b)
it reflects
c)
it makes a rainbow
d)
it passes through
44.
A repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy.
a)
Hertz
b)
Medium
c)
Wave
d)
Transverse
45.
The orange line is measuring the _________________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
trough
46.
Which letter shows reflection? 
a)
Pathway A
b)
Pathway B
c)
Pathway C
d)
Pathway D
47.
Which term explains the path of the light ray in this diagram?
a)
Convection
b)
Scattering
c)
Absorption
d)
Refraction
48.
Sound travels fastest through
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
d)
empty space
49.
Which letter represents the wave trough?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
50.
What is measured from crest to crest or trough to trough?
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Origin
51.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
52.
This is a lava lamp. When the light bulb heats the wax, the wax rises. When the wax cools, it falls. This cycle of rising/falling is an example of:
a)
Conduction.
b)
Convection.
c)
Radiation.
53.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
54.
How many kinds of heat transfer are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4 or more
55.

A wave is a disturbance that transfers ___________ from one place to another.

a)

water

b)

air

c)

energy

d)

matter

56.

What kind of waves vibrate our eardrums?

a)

Sound Waves

b)

Light Waves

c)

Water Waves

d)

Radio Waves

57.

What type(s) of waves require a medium like air or water to travel through?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Electromagnetic

c)

both Mechanical and Electromagnetic Waves

d)

neither Mechanical or Electromagnetic Waves

58.

What kinds of waves can travel through a vacuum?

a)

Mechanical Waves

b)

Electromagnetic Waves

c)

both Mechanical and Electromagnetic Waves

d)

neither Mechanical or Electromagnetic Waves

59.

What types of waves transfer energy?

a)

Mechanical Waves

b)

Electromagnetic Waves

c)

both Mechanical and Electromagnetic Waves

d)

neither Mechanical or Electromagnetic Waves

60.

In which of the following waves does the disturbance move in the same direction as the wave?

a)

Transverse Waves

b)

Longitudinal Waves

c)

both Transverse and Longitudinal Waves

d)

neither Transverse nor Longitudinal Waves

61.

In which of these waves does the disturbance travel perpendicular to the wave?

a)

Transverse Waves

b)

Longitudinal Waves

c)

both Transverse and Longitudinal Waves

d)

neither Transverse nor Longitudinal Waves

62.

What do we call the distance between two adjacent crests of a transverse wave?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Frequency

d)

Period

63.

What do we call the highest point of a transverse wave?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Period

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

64.

Which color comes between yellow and blue in the spectrum of visible light?

a)

red

b)

orange

c)

green

d)

violet

65.

Waves transfer _______.

a)

particles

b)

matter

c)

energy

66.

_____ waves have vibrations that run parallel to the direction the wave travels, and _____ waves have vibrations that run perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.

a)

transverse, longitudinal

b)

longitudinal, transverse

67.

Examples of this type of waves include water waves, waves on a string/jump rope, and light waves.

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

68.

_______ is the distance between waves, measured from one crest to the next crest.

a)

Wavelength

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

69.

The _______ is the highest point on a transverse wave, and the ____ is the lowest point.

a)

Trough, Crest

b)

Crest, Trough

c)

Compression, Rarefaction

d)

Rarefaction, Compression

70.

The _______ is the size or height of a wave, measured from the equilibrium to the crest or trough.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Frequency

71.

The _______ of a wave is how many waves pass a given point every second.

a)

Frequency

b)

Wavelength

c)

Amplitude

72.

Frequency is measured in _______.

a)

Hertz (Hz)

b)

Meters per second

c)

Meters

d)

Newtons

73.

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

74.

In a longitudinal wave, a ____ is an area where the particles are spread apart and a ____ is an area where the particles are close together.

a)

crest, trough

b)

compression, rarefaction

c)

rarefaction, compression

d)

trough, crest

75.

Examples of ________ waves include visible light, xrays, ultraviolet, and radio waves.

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

76.

Waves that can travel through empty space are called _____ waves. Waves that require a medium to travel, such as air or water, are called _____ waves.

a)

mechanical, electromagnetic

b)

electromagnetic, mechanical

c)

crest, trough

d)

compressional, rarefactional

77.

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

78.

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

79.

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

80.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
81.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
82.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
83.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
84.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
85.
regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space
a)
crest
b)
energy
c)
wave
d)
trough
86.
which material does sound travel the fastest?
a)
solid 
b)
liquid 
c)
gases
87.
The most dense part of a longitudinal wave.
a)
Density
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Amplitude
88.
Which wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
89.
Sound is an example of which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
90.
How would you describe the movement of a transverse wave?
a)
Up and down
b)
Back and forth
c)
In zigzags
d)
Linear
91.
Light is an example of which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
92.
Which wave travels parallel in relation to a medium?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
93.

High pitched waves would have wavelengths that are...

a)

at a rarefaction

b)

far apart

c)

close together

d)

at the trough

94.
When the sound source moves, the frequency changes
ex. police car siren sounding lower pitch after the car passes
a)
pitch
b)
frequency
c)
Doppler Effect
d)
medium
95.

A repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter or space.

a)

trough

b)

wave

c)

medium

d)

refraction

96.

The matter the waves travel through

a)

frequency

b)

photon

c)

medium

d)

trough

97.

Matter in the medium moves back and forth at right angles to the direction that the wave travels.

a)

compressional wave

b)

doppler effect

c)

transverse wave

d)

sound waves

98.

Matter in the medium moves back and forth along the same direction that the wave travels.

a)

compressional wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

wavelength

d)

light waves

99.

The high point of a wave is called_________________?

a)

intensity

b)

amplitude

c)

trough

d)

crest

100.

The low point of a wave is called ______________________?

a)

trough

b)

crest

c)

frequency

d)

amplitude

101.

The distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it.

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

wavelength

d)

rarefaction

102.

The number of waves that pass a given point per second.

a)

doppler effect

b)

sonar

c)

wavelength

d)

frequency

103.

The height of a wave and is related to the amount of energy carried by a wave.

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

frequency

d)

period

104.

This less-dense region of a compressional wave

a)

refraction

b)

rarefaction

c)

wavelength

d)

electromagnetic wave

105.

The bending of a wave caused by a change in its speed as it moves from one medium to another.

a)

rarefaction

b)

acoustics

c)

transparent

d)

refraction

106.

When an object causes a wave to change direction and bend around it.

a)

diffraction

b)

rarefaction

c)

refraction

d)

doppler effect

107.

Made by vibrating electric charges and can travel through

space where matter is not present.

a)

sound waves

b)

electromagnetic waves

c)

ocean waves

d)

hair waves

108.

The wavelength of light that can be detected by the human eye.

a)

visible light

b)

x-rays

c)

gamma rays

d)

microwaves

109.

Electromagnetic waves that behave as a particle.

a)

visible light

b)

photon

c)

cathode-ray tube

d)

inferred light

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