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Unit 8 Waves Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
2.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
3.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
4.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
5.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal 
d)
transverse wave 
6.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
7.
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.
8.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air. 
d)
glass.
9.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
11.
regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space
a)
crest
b)
energy
c)
wave
d)
trough
12.
which material does sound travel the fastest?
a)
solid 
b)
liquid 
c)
gases
13.
When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
14.
When a wave bends as it passes through at an angle from one medium to another.(example: pencil in a glass of water-)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
15.
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
16.

It is the high pressure part of the wave where the particles are close together. It is part A on this picture.

a)

Compression

b)

Amplituide

c)

Rarefaction

d)

Wavelength

17.

Which type of wave moves parallel to the direction of the wave?

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

c)

surface

d)

electromagnetic

18.
Which type of wave is pictured here?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
c)
Light 
d)
Electromagnetic
19.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
20.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light 
c)
matter
d)
particles
21.

The maximum displacement from the midpoint is the ...

a)

Wave speed

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

e)

Period

22.

How fast the wave travels along the medium is the ...

a)

Wave speed

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

e)

Period

23.

A wave with a very long wavelength has a ...

a)

high frequency

b)

low frequency

c)

large amplitude

d)

short amplitude

24.

A wave has a wavelength of 15m and a frequency of 10Hz. What is the wave speed?

a)

1.5 m/s

b)

1.5m/s2

c)

150 m/s

d)

150 m/s2

25.
One end of the rope is vibrated to produce a wave with a wavelength of .25 m.  The Frequency of the wave is 3.0 Hz.  What is the speed of the wave?
a)
3.00 m/s
b)
2.50 m/s
c)
.75 m/s
d)
1.25 m/s
26.
 A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
500 m/s
b)
50 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
0.5 m/s
27.

Reflection is to bouncing as refraction is to:

a)

bending.

b)

breaking.

c)

dissipating.

d)

halting.

28.

This drawing illustrates the ________________________ of a light wave.

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

diffraction

d)

dispersion

29.

When a light ray strikes a smooth, flat surface, what is the relationship between the angle of incidence and the angle of reflection?

a)

They are equal.

b)

The angle of incidence is twice that of the angle of reflection.

c)

The angle of reflection is twice that of the angle of incidence.

d)

They combine to add up to 180o.

30.

What causes refraction?

a)

bending

b)

displacement of images

c)

different wave speed

d)

diffused reflection

31.

Frequency is measured in:

a)

grams

b)

meters

c)

litres

d)

Hertz

32.

Radio Waves have the longest wavelength, and lowest frequency.

a)

Radio Waves have the lowest energy on the EM Spectrum.

b)

Radio Waves have the highest energy on the EM Spectrum.

33.

Gamma Rays have the shortest wavelength, and highest frequency.

a)

Gamma Rays have the lowest energy on the EM Spectrum.

b)

Gamma have the highest energy on the EM Spectrum.

34.
_____________________light is the only type of EM wave detected by the human eye.
a)
Red
b)
Gamma
c)
Microwave
d)
Visible
35.

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

a)

True

b)

False

36.
What is a pitch?
a)
highness or lowness of a sound
b)
the intensity of a vibration
c)
the amplitude of the sound wave
d)
volume of sound
37.
When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?
a)
Frequency 
b)
Amplitude 
c)
Wavelength 
d)
Crest
38.
Sound waves are ALWAYS what type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal 
c)
Depends 
d)
always different
39.
A reflected sound wave
a)
frequency
b)
pitch
c)
echo
d)
rarefaction
40.
How high or low a sound is; depends on the frequency (greater frequency= higher pitch)
a)
pitch
b)
frequency
c)
sound
d)
medium
41.
What is the main difference between refraction and diffraction?
a)
refraction is a phenomenon that affects light; diffraction is a phenomenon that affects sound
b)
refraction involves the bending of light; diffraction involves the bending and spreading of light, usually around an obstacle
42.
This image is representing what wave interaction?
a)
Refraction
b)
Diffraction
c)
Reflection
d)
Interference
43.
Material that allows light to pass through allowing you to see "clearly" to the other side
a)
opaque
b)
translucent
c)
transparent
44.

The part of eye anatomy that takes in light and controls amount of light gathered?

a)
Retina
b)
Cornea
c)
Pupil
d)
Sclera
45.

A "Convex" lens will do what to the image of an object?

a)

Produce a real, inverted, and larger image

b)
Produce a virtual, inverted, and smaller image
c)
Produce a real, upright, and smaller image
d)
Produce a virtual, upright, and larger image
46.

If you are on a mountain wearing a all white ski suit it will do what with the light?

a)
Scatter the light
b)
Amplify the light
c)
Reflect the light
d)
Absorb the light
47.

A black hoodie will do what with the light rays that contact it?

a)
Reflect all the light rays and absorb very little
b)
Absorb all the light rays and reflect very little
c)
Reflect and refract the light rays equally
d)

Absorb some of the light rays and reflect very some

48.

A "Red" light wave has the ________wavelength of the light waves we can see.

a)

dimmest

b)
shortest
c)
longest
d)

brightest

49.
A disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave
a)
sound
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
50.
Bending of waves around an object (such as through a doorway)
a)
sound
b)
diffract
c)
pitch
d)
volume
51.
travels through solids fastest because the molecules are closer together
a)
speed of sound
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
amplitude
52.
Cletus wants to make ear protectors for people who work around loud jet engines at Hartsfield Airport in Atlanta. Which of the following materials should he experiment with for the best results?
a)
a material that produces sound
b)
a material that absorbs sound
c)
a material that transmits sound
d)
a material that amplifies sound
53.
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. 
54.
Which of the following would you hear as a low pitched sound? 
a)
sound wave with a frequency of 50 Hz
b)
sound wave with frequency of 10,000 Hz
c)
sound wave with an intensity of 10 dB
d)
sound wave with an intensity of 100 dB
55.

What is the Doppler Effect

a)

Where the wavelength of a wave is shifted due to the source moving

b)

When a wave is shifted when a body pushes the wave

c)

Where the apparent wavelength of a wave is shifted due to the source moving

56.
What would be the pitch of the sound wave from the mouse squeak?
a)
high 
b)
low
57.
What is the pitch of this sound wave?
a)
high 
b)
low
58.
Pitch and frequency have what relationship?
a)
Direct - when one increases, so does the other
b)
Inverse - when one increases, the other decreases
c)
Unrelated - sometimes they both change in the same way, and sometimes they don't
d)
Exponentially squared relationship
59.
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
a)
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
b)
Solid molecules move quickly.
c)
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
d)
Gas molecules move slowly.
60.
Which feature of sound is determined by amplitude?
a)
Pitch
b)
Smoothness
c)
Loudness

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