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Waves Assessment

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which transverse wave has the highest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

Name the different types of waves from the shortest wavelength to the longest wavelength.

4 lines
3.
The matter (solid, liquid, or gas) through which waves can travel
a)
Medium
b)
Object
c)
Transverse Wave
d)
Wavelength
4.

Which diagram shows the wavelength of a wave?

a)
b)
c)
5.

What does a wave carry from place to place?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

people

6.

The highest point on a transverse wave is the

a)

compression

b)

crest

c)

rest position

d)

trough

7.

The lowest point on a transverse wave is the

a)

compression

b)

crest

c)

rest position

d)

trough

8.

What type of wave is this?

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

c)

Electromagnetic

d)

x ray

9.
How would a person measure the wavelength on this sound wave?
a)
dense to less dense
b)
trough to crest
c)
compression to compression
d)
beginning of illustration to the end
10.

You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

a)

medium

b)

light

c)

energy

d)

heat

11.
Which answer best explains what causes a wave?
a)
Shaking
b)
Potential energy
c)
Light
d)
Vibrations
12.

A wave that can travel through matter and empty space is a:

a)

electromagnetic wave

b)

longitudinal wavy

c)

transverse wave

13.

A wave that can travel through matter and empty space is a:

a)

electromagnetic wave

b)

longitudinal wavy

c)

transverse wave

14.

Which are properties of a mechanical wave?

a)

can be longitudinal or transverse

b)

can move through space

c)

must have matter to move

d)

carries energy

15.
Which color has the highest frequency?
a)
blue
b)
yellow
c)
orange
d)
violet
16.
Which color has the lowest frequency?
a)
red
b)
green
c)
blue
d)
violet
17.
Rainbows are ______ light.
a)
Refracting
b)
Reflecting
c)
Diffracting
d)
Absorbing
18.
A blue tshirt looks blue because of ___.
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
diffraction
19.
Is refracting light bending or bouncing?
a)
bending
b)
bouncing
20.
Which EM wave has the lowest frequency?
a)
radio
b)
xray
c)
gamma
d)
infrared
21.
Which electromagnetic wave is responsible for cell phones?
a)
gamma
b)
xray
c)
microwaves
d)
radio
22.
The pitch of the sound depends on
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
wavelength
23.
If the wavelength gets longer, the frequency gets 
a)
higher
b)
lower
24.
If the frequency gets higher, the wavelength gets 
a)
longer
b)
shorter
25.
Transverse waves are ___.
a)
Parallel
b)
Perpendicular
c)
Weird
26.
Longitudinal waves are ______.
a)
Parallel
b)
Perpendicular
c)
Crazy
27.

_____ 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

28.

Frequency is measured in _______.

a)

Hertz (Hz)

b)

Meters per second

c)

Meters

d)

Newtons

29.

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

30.
In General Sound waves travel the fastest in __________
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
Gas
d)
plasma
31.
High Amplitude =__________________
a)
Louder sounds
b)
Quieter Sounds
32.
Low Amplitude = ______________
a)
Quieter Sounds
b)
Louder sounds
33.
When light hits a black object, like the one in the picture, what will happen to the different colors?
a)
All colors of light will bounce off
b)
All colors of light pass through it
c)
All colors of light will be absorbed
d)
None of the above
34.
As the fire truck approached Mary, the pitch of the siren got higher. Once the fire truck passed and moved away, the siren's pitch got lower. This change in pitch is because of a change in the sound wave's
a)
concussion. 
b)
amplitude. 
c)
reflection.
d)
frequency. 
35.
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.
36.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air. 
d)
glass.
37.

White objects reflect all colors of light and black objects absorb all colors of light.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Why does this apple look red?

a)

The apple reflects red light and absorbs all other colors

b)

The apple absorbs red light and reflects all other colors

c)

The apple reflects all the light shinning on it

d)

The apple is red because we see that color.

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