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Waves Unit Review

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The height of a wave

a)

Wavelength

b)

Amplitude

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

e)

Period

2.

The distance between one crest to another crest on a wave

a)

Wavelength

b)

Amplitude

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

e)

Period

3.

The amount of time it takes to complete one wave or cycle

a)

Frequency

b)

Period

c)

Wave Speed

d)

Wavelength

e)

Amplitude

4.

The number of waves (cycles) that pass a given point in one second of time

a)

Frequency

b)

Period

c)

Wave Speed

d)

Wavelength

e)

Crest

5.

The highest point on a wave

a)

Frequency

b)

Period

c)

Amplitude

d)

Trough

e)

Crest

6.

The lowest point on a wave

a)

Frequency

b)

Period

c)

Amplitude

d)

Trough

e)

Crest

7.

A wave vibrating at right angles to the direction of travel. (E.g wave vibrates up and down, but travels left to right)

a)

Transverse Wave

b)

Normal Wave

c)

Mechanical Wave

d)

Longitudinal Wave

e)

Perpendicular Wave

8.

A wave vibrating in the same direction of travel (e.g waves vibrates left to right, wave moves left to right)

a)

Transverse Wave

b)

Normal Wave

c)

Mechanical Wave

d)

Longitudinal Wave

e)

Perpendicular Wave

9.

A wave that travels through a medium (matter)

a)

Transverse Wave

b)

Normal Wave

c)

Mechanical Wave

d)

Longitudinal Wave

e)

Perpendicular Wave

10.

A wave is a disturbance that transfers ________ from one place to another.

a)

Matter

b)

Mass

c)

Energy

11.

What types of waves can travel through empty space AND mediums?

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Mechanical

c)

Electromagnetic

12.

Which 2 types of waves require a medium to travel?

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Mechanical

c)

Light

d)

Sound

13.

Which of the following is a mechanical wave?

a)

X-ray

b)

Infrared

c)

Radio waves

d)

Sound

14.

What medium do sound waves travel fastest through?

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

15.

The height of a wave from its resting point (B).

a)

Frequency

b)

Wave speed

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

16.

As wavelength decreases, the crests of the wave:

a)

become wider

b)

become shorter

c)

get closer together

d)

get farther apart

17.

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

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

18.

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

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

19.

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

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

20.

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

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

21.

Which letter represents amplitude? (a)  

Choose from the below words
A
B
C
D
E
22.

Which wave has the shortest wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

23.

Which wave has highest frequency?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.

Letter G represents...

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude.

25.

Which of these waves has the longest wavelength?

a)

P

b)

Q

c)

R

d)

S

26.

Which of these waves has the smallest amplitude?

a)

P

b)

Q

c)

S

d)

T

27.

Letter B represents...

a)

rarefaction

b)

compression

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

28.

Sound waves are an example of

a)

S-waves

b)

transverse waves

c)

longitudinal waves

d)

EMR waves

29.

Which statement is correct about the wave shown in the diagram?

a)

It is a transverse wave because the particles are moving perpendicular to the motion of the wave.

b)

It is a transverse wave because the particles are moving parallel to the motion of the wave.

c)

It is a longitudinal wave because the particles are moving perpendicular to the motion of the wave.

d)

It is a longitudinal wave because the particles are moving parallel to the motion of the wave.

30.

The two waves are similar in...

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

wavelength

d)

energy

31.

Which wave is carrying more energy?

a)

The blue wave because it has a larger amplitude.

b)

The blue wave because it has higher frequency.

c)

The red wave because it has higher amplitude.

d)

The red wave because it has higher frequency.

32.
a)

Diffraction

b)

Interference

c)

Refraction

d)

Reflection

e)

Absorption

33.
a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Interference

e)

Absorption

34.
a)

Constructive Interference

b)

Destructive Interference

c)

Reflection

d)

Refraction

35.
The combination of two or more waves that result in a single wave
a)
A. diffraction
b)
B. resonance
c)
C. reflection
d)
D. interference
36.

When a wave strikes an object and bounces off of it

a)

Absorption

b)

Diffraction

c)

Refraction

d)

Reflection

37.
a)

absorption

b)

diffraction

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

e)

interference

38.
What is a medium?
a)
something between a small and a large?
b)
the substance through which a wave can travel
c)
a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still
d)
the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
39.
The Law of Reflection:
The angle of incidence is _________ the angle of reflection
a)
bigger than
b)
the same as
c)
smaller than
40.
What phenomenon does this image demonstrate?
a)
Constructive interference
b)
Destructive interference
c)
Increasing frequency
d)
Increasing period
41.
______________ occurs when two or more waves combine to produce a wave with a smaller amplitude/energy.
a)
Destructive interference
b)
Constructive Interference
c)
Diffraction
d)
Refraction
42.
The picture best represents
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Diffraction
d)
Interference
43.
a)

refraction

b)

diffraction

c)

angle of reflection

d)

angle of incidence

44.
a)

refraction

b)

diffraction

c)

angle of reflection

d)

angle of incidence

45.
Long sound waves are...
a)
high pitched
b)
low pitched
c)
medium pitched
46.
When an ambulance move TOWARD you it sounds ________ pitched. 
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
47.

As objects move in space, their wavelengths change. This phenomenon is called the...

a)

Coriolis Effect

b)

Doppler Effect

c)

Movement Effect

d)

Black Hole Effect

48.

What is the Doppler Effect?

a)

A change in frequency due to the relative motion of a wave source and an observer

b)

When a wave overlaps with another wave

c)

When a wave bounces off of another object

d)

When a wave bends due to traveling through a different medium

49.

Light can change color due to the Doppler Effect.

a)

True

b)

False

50.
When the car moves AWAY from you, its horn seems...
a)
Low pitched
b)
High pitched
c)
Normal
51.

The pitch of a sound wave relates to the wave's _________________.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Period

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