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Retake Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a wave?

a)

A type of sound

b)

A disturbance that carries energy

c)

A form of light

d)

A solid object

2.

Which type of wave requires a medium to propagate?

a)

Electromagnetic wave

b)

Mechanical wave

c)

Transverse wave

d)

Longitudinal wave

3.

What is an example of a mechanical wave?

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

X-rays

d)

Radio waves

4.

What type of wave moves at right angles to the direction of the wave?

a)

Transverse wave

b)

Mechanical wave

c)

Electromagnetic wave

d)

Longitudinal wave

5.

What is the unit of frequency?

a)

Newton (N)

b)

Hertz (Hz)

c)

Decibel (dB)

d)

Joule (J)

6.

What is the perception of sound intensity called?

a)

Timbre

b)

Loudness

c)

Pitch

d)

Echo

7.

What is the term for sound waves below 20 Hz?

a)

Ultrasonic

b)

Infrasonic

c)

Human Audio Frequency

d)

Transverse

8.

What describes the quality of sound?

a)

Frequency

b)

Loudness

c)

Timbre

d)

Pitch

9.

What happens to sound when it encounters a barrier?

a)

It reflects

b)

It disappears

c)

It amplifies

d)

It refracts

10.

What is the bending of sound waves called?

a)

Diffraction

b)

Doppler effect

c)

Refraction

d)

Reflection

11.

What is the change in frequency of a sound wave due to a moving source called?

a)

Reflection

b)

Doppler effect

c)

Refraction

d)

Diffraction

12.

Which medium does sound travel fastest through?

a)

Solid

b)

Vacuum

c)

Liquid

d)

Gas

13.

What is the unit used to measure sound intensity?

a)

Joule (J)

b)

Decibel (dB)

c)

Watt (W)

d)

Hertz (Hz)

14.

What type of wave moves back and forth in the same direction as the wave?

a)

Electromagnetic wave

b)

Transverse wave

c)

Longitudinal wave

d)

Mechanical wave

15.

What is an echo?

a)

A type of sound wave

b)

A sound that travels in a vacuum

c)

A repeated sound caused by reflection

d)

A sound with high frequency

16.

Which EM wave has the highest energy?

a)

X-ray

b)

Radiowaves

c)

Visible Light

d)

Ultraviolet Rays

17.

Which EM wave has the lowest energy?

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

Radiowaves

c)

Visible Light

d)

Ultraviolet Rays

18.

What type of heat transfer requires direct contact to transfer heat?

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

19.

What type of heat transfer does not requires direct contact to transfer heat?

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

20.

The process of heat transfer in fluids, where warmer air or liquid rises and (a)   air or liquid sinks, is called convection.