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Unit 6 Test Review Waves!!!

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose ALL the following Electromagnetic Waves.

a)

Visible Light

b)

Radio Waves

c)

Surface Waves

d)

Sound

2.

Choose ALL the following Mechanical Waves

a)

Visible Light

b)

Radio Waves

c)

Surface Waves

d)

Sound

e)

Water Waves

3.

Choose ALL the correct labels this wave could be classified as.

a)

Longitudinal Wave

b)

Surface Wave

c)

Sound Wave

d)

Mechanical Wave

4.

How many waves are in wave C?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

5.

Which wave has the highest frequency?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

Assuming the image shows 1 second of the wave, what is the frequency of wave B?

a)

2 Hz

b)

3 Hz

c)

4 Hz

d)

5 Hz

7.

Choose ALL that apply

a)

You can see waves

b)

You can feel waves

c)

You can hear waves

8.

What is a medium?

a)

A substance through which a wave travels

b)

Another term for equilibrium

c)

The highest or lowest point in the wave

d)

A regular and repeating vibration

9.

Choose ALL that can be considered a medium that waves can travel through.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Empty Space

10.

Why do waves diffract?

a)

They bend to get around small objects or barriers.

b)

They slow down to pass through a new medium or substance.

c)

They bounce off an object's surface.

d)

They speed up in a vacuum.

11.

Why do waves refract?

a)

They bend to get around small objects or barriers.

b)

They slow down to pass through a new medium or substance.

c)

They bounce off an object's surface.

d)

They speed up in a vacuum.

12.

Choose the electromagnetic wave that carries the most energy.

a)

Gamma

b)

Xray

c)

Infared

d)

Radio

13.

Choose the electromagnetic wave that carries the least energy.

a)

Gamma

b)

Xray

c)

Infared

d)

Radio

14.

Choose ALL correct statements about light waves.

a)

Transfers Energy

b)

Transverse Wave

c)

Needs a medium

d)

Travels faster than sound

e)

Travels at different speeds through different materials

15.

Which color carries the most energy.

a)

Red

b)

Orange

c)

Yellow

d)

Violet

16.

Choose ALL correct statements about sound waves.

a)

Transfers Energy

b)

Transverse Wave

c)

Needs a medium

d)

Longitudinal Wave

e)

Can travel through a solid

17.

What happens to sound waves produced by the car as it moves? Specifically, how does pitch change?

a)

The pitch sounds higher if the object is moving towards you

b)

The pitch sounds higher if the object is moving away from you

c)

The pitch sounds lower if the object is moving towards you

d)

Nothing happens the pitch does not change

18.

If the two waves below interfere with each other, what will the resultant wave look like?

a)

The wave would get bigger

b)

The wave would get smaller

c)

The waves would cancel each other out

d)

Nothing would happen

19.
What kind of waves can travel through space?
a)
electromagnetic waves
b)
compressional waves
c)
longitudinal waves
d)
sound waves
20.
How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves? 
a)
They have very short wavelengths 
b)
They transmit energy instead of matter 
c)
They can travel through empty space
d)
They can change direction by reflection 
21.

What is the λ of a wave that travels at 1700 m/s and has a frequency of 1200 hertz? 

V=f λ\lambda

(a)  

22.

What is the wattage in a system with 18 amps and 120 V? Enter your answer here and include the correct units

P=IV

we haven't learned this yet, the answer is 2160 watts

(a)  

23.

A circuit has 15 Ω resistance and a current o f 48 amps, what is the voltage? Enter your answer here and include the correct units.

V=IR

We haven't learned this yet, the answer is 720 v

(a)  

24.

Label the image with the type of interference?

25.

Identify the type of wave interactions shown in the diagram.

26.

Opaque

27.

Transparent

28.

Translucent