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Waves

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 2hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of wave does sound travel in?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
2.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
3.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
4.
What is represented by the  letter 'y'?
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
5.
What is represented by the letter 'x'?
a)
Crest
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Wavelength
6.
What is represented by the blue lines?
a)
Trough
b)
Crest
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
7.
What part is represented by the blue lines?
a)
Crest
b)
Resting Point
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
8.
What part is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
9.
What part is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
10.
Which answer best explains what causes a wave?
a)
Shaking
b)
Potential energy
c)
Light
d)
Vibrations
11.
What two factors effect the amount of energy a wave has?
a)
Frequency and wavelength
b)
Frequency and amplitude
c)
Amplitude and rest
d)
Wavelength and crest
12.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
Which wave has the greatest amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
15.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
none of the above
16.

What is the amplitude of this wave?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

2

d)

6.3

17.

What is the wavelength of this wave?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

3.3

d)

6.3

18.
What is the resulting direction of a surface wave?
a)
parallel
b)
circular
c)
opposite
d)
perpendicular
19.
Which type of wave has a wave perpedicular to the disturbance?
a)
surface
b)
mechanical
c)
transverse
d)
longitudinal
20.
Unlike a longitudinal wave, the disturbance in a transverse wave is
a)
perpendicular to the wave motion.
b)
in a circular motion.
c)
parallel to the wave motion.
d)
in the opposite direction of the wave motion.
21.

If a wave has a long wavelength, it will have __________ energy.

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

22.

If a wave has a short wavelength, it will have __________ energy.

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

23.

If a wave has a high frequency, it will have __________ energy.

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

24.

If a wave has a high amplitude, it will have __________ energy.

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

25.
The shortest wavelength in visible light is______.
a)
violet
b)
red
c)
blue
d)
yellow
26.
This wave has the second highest frequency on the spectrum. 
a)
microwaves
b)
visible light
c)
x-rays
d)
gamma ray
27.
The higher the frequency the ______ the energy. 
a)
higher
b)
lower
c)
neither, stays the same
28.
In longitudinal waves, the parts where the coils are spread apart are called what?
a)
rarefactions
b)
compressions
c)
mechanicals
d)
longitudes
29.
In a longitudinal wave, the parts where the coils are close together are called what?
a)
longitudes
b)
rarefactions
c)
compressions
d)
contractions
30.

This illustration best depicts which of the following behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

31.

This image best depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

32.

This image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

33.

Definition: the change in direction of a wave passing from one medium to another

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Polarization

34.

Definition: when a wave reaches the interface between two different media, typically some of the wave will bounce back into the original medium.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Polarization

35.

Definition: The spreading out of waves as they pass through an opening or around objects.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

36.

The two forms that waves can take are...

a)

Transverse

b)

Circular

c)

Diamond

d)

Longitudinal

37.
What type of wave behavior is pictured above?
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Absorption
d)
Diffraction
38.

Why does a music studio likely use digital technology for recording rather than analog technology?

a)

Digital technology has been used longer than analog technology.

b)

Digital technology can store information more reliably than analog technology.

c)

Digital technology produces more background noise in recordings than analog technology.

d)

Digital technology cannot be changed while analog technology can easily be modified.

39.

Which of these statements best describes how digital data compares to analog data?

a)

Digital data takes more space to store than analog does.

b)

Digital data records more unwanted background noise than analog does.

c)

Digital data can be stored for a longer period of time than analog can.

d)

Digital data transmits signals more slowly than analog can.

40.

Remote controls enable users to adjust the volume and channel of televisions without having to touch the television. Which of these best describes the signals sent by remote controls to televisions?

a)

potential energy

b)

sound waves

c)

electromagnetic waves

d)

gravitational energy

41.

Both analog and digital waves can experience noise as they travel. Noise is any unwanted signal that distorts or reshapes the original wave. The diagram below illustrates how the resulting waves might appear. The example above suggests that...

a)

digital waves cannot have noise or other distortions removed from them.

b)

there is no clear advantage to transmitting digital waves over analog waves.

c)

analog waves do not experience as much noise as digital waves.

d)

noise is less of a problem for digital waves than for analog waves.

42.
What can electromagnetic waves travel through?
a)
mediums
b)
empty space
c)
solely solids
d)
both mediums and empty space
43.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
44.

Why does the apple appear red?

a)

It reflects all the colors except red

b)

It diffracts all the colors except red

c)

It absorbs all the colors except red

d)

It refracts all the colors except red

45.

What wave behavior does the picture show?

a)

diffraction

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

destructive interference

46.

What wave behavior does the picture show?

a)

diffraction

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

destructive interference

47.

What wave behavior does the picture show?

a)

diffraction

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

destructive interference

48.

Why does the arrow appear to change direction as water is poured into the glass? You can try this experiment at home.

a)

Light waves are bouncing as they pass through air, glass and water.

b)

Light waves are traveling in a straight line as they pass through air, glass, and water.

c)

Light waves are not passing through the air, glass, and water.

d)

Light waves are bending as they pass through the air, glass, and water.

49.

Select the correct order of waves on the EM Spectrum from low to high energy

a)

Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

b)

Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio

c)

Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

d)

Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

50.

Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the LOWEST frequency/energy

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

Visible Light

d)

Infrared rays

51.

How are Electromagnetic waves different from Mechanical waves?

a)

EM waves have very short wavelengths

b)

EM waves transmit energy instead of matter

c)

EM waves can travel through the vacuum of space (without particles)

d)

EM waves can change direction by reflection

52.

The amount of energy a sound wave carries per sound through a unit of area is its ____.

a)

pitch

b)

amplitude/intensity

c)

loudness

d)

frequency

53.
In General Sound waves travel the slowest in __________
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Plasma
54.

Which wave produced the loudest sound?

a)

high Amplitude

b)

low Amplitude