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Waves Quiz/ Scientific Notation

Total questions: 104

Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Last name
4 lines
2.
First name
4 lines
3.
Class Period
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
e)
7
4.
Question 1 Write the number in scientific notation. Use a lower case x for multiplication. Use the ^ symbol to indicate an exponent. Do not use spaces between numbers and symbols. (Example: 3.5x10^2)
a)
2.53x10^3
b)
2.53x10^4
c)
25.3x10^4
d)
2.53x10^5
e)
253x10^3
5.
Question 2 Write the number in scientific notation. Use a lower case x for multiplication. Use the ^ symbol to indicate an exponent. Do not use spaces between numbers and symbols. (Example: 3.5x10^2)
a)
3.5x10^-3
b)
3.5x10^-6
c)
35x10^-3
d)
35x10^-6
e)
350x10^-2
6.
Question 3 Write the number in scientific notation. Use a lower case x for multiplication. Use the ^ symbol to indicate an exponent. Do not use spaces between numbers and symbols. (Example: 3.5x10^2)
a)
5.8x10^7
b)
5.8x10^6
c)
5.8x10^8
d)
58x10^7
e)
58x10^6
7.
Question 4 Write the number in scientific notation. Use a lower case x for multiplication. Use the ^ symbol to indicate an exponent. Do not use spaces between numbers and symbols. (Example: 3.5x10^2)
a)
6.5x10^2
b)
65x10^3
c)
6.5x10^0
d)
6.5x10^1
e)
65x10^2
8.
Question 5 Write the number in scientific notation. Use a lower case x for multiplication. Use the ^ symbol to indicate an exponent. Do not use spaces between numbers and symbols. (Example: 3.5x10^2)
a)
7.0x10^-5
b)
70x10^-2
c)
7.0x10^-8
d)
7.0x10^-4
e)
7.0x10^-6
9.

Question 6 Write the number in scientific notation. Use a lower case x for multiplication. Use the ^ symbol to indicate an exponent. Do not use spaces between numbers and symbols. (Example: 3.5x10^2)

(a)  

10.

Question 7 Write the number in scientific notation. Use a lower case x for multiplication. Use the ^ symbol to indicate an exponent. Do not use spaces between numbers and symbols. (Example: 3.5x10^2)

(a)  

11.

Question 8 Write the number in scientific notation. Use a lower case x for multiplication. Use the ^ symbol to indicate an exponent. Do not use spaces between numbers and symbols. (Example: 3.5x10^2)

(a)  

12.

Question 9 Write the number in scientific notation. Use a lower case x for multiplication. Use the ^ symbol to indicate an exponent. Do not use spaces between numbers and symbols. (Example: 3.5x10^2)

(a)  

13.

Question 10 Write the number in scientific notation. Use a lower case x for multiplication. Use the ^ symbol to indicate an exponent. Do not use spaces between numbers and symbols. (Example: 3.5x10^2)

(a)  

14.
Wavelength is expressed in what?
a)
seconds
b)
meters
c)
hertz
d)
meters per second
15.
Frequency is expressed in what?
a)
seconds
b)
meters
c)
hertz
d)
meters per second
16.
Looking at the diagram below, what is number 1 referred to as?
a)
wavelength
b)
Crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude
e)
frequency
17.
Looking at the diagram below, what is number 2 referred to as?
a)
amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
e)
frequency
18.
Looking at the diagram below, what is number 3 referred to as?
a)
Crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
amplitude
e)
frequency
19.
Looking at the diagram below, what is number 4 referred to as?
a)
trough
b)
Crest
c)
wavelength
d)
amplitude
e)
frequency
20.
What is the formula for the speed of a wave?
a)
speed = wavelength x frequency
b)
speed = distance x time
c)
speed = frequency / wavelength
d)
speed = time / distance
21.
A wave on a lake has a wavelength of 0.5 m and a frequency of 2 Hz what is the speed of that wave?
a)
2.5 Hz
b)
2.5 m/s
c)
1 Hz
d)
1 m/s
22.
Suppose you knew the speed and frequency of a wave. What property of the wave would you be able to calculate?
a)
Hz
b)
wavelength
c)
distance
d)
time
23.
A medium is something that needs allows waves to move. What are examples of mediums that waves could use to move?
a)
Air
b)
Water
c)
Floor
d)
All the above
24.
The frequency of a rope is .5 Hz and the wavelength is 100 m. What is the speed of that rope?
a)
100.5 m/s
b)
0.005 m/s
c)
200 m/s
d)
50 m/s
25.
By increasing the frequency what does that do to the wavelength?
a)
increases it
b)
decreases it
c)
has no effect on it
d)
doubles it
26.
A wave is traveling at 200 m/s and has a wavelength of 2 m. What is the frequency?
a)
400 Hz
b)
400 m
c)
100 Hz
d)
100 m
e)
diffraction
27.
If a wave has a velocity of 53 m/s and a frequency of 7 Hz what is the wavelength?
a)
46 m
b)
60 m
c)
7.6 m
d)
0.13 m
28.
Find the velocity with the given information: a wave has a frequency of 4 Hz and a wavelength of 6 m.
a)
0.6 m/s
b)
24 m/s
c)
10 m/s
d)
1.5 m/s
29.
A wave has a velocity of 4.5 m/s and a wavelength of 7, what is the frequency of the wave?
a)
0.64 Hz
b)
1.55 Hz
c)
31.5 Hz
d)
11.5 Hz
30.
Which waves has the greatest frequency in the following picture?
a)
1 (Red)
b)
2 (Blue)
c)
3 (Green)
31.
Which waves has the highest wavelength in the following picture?
a)
1 (Red)
b)
2 (Blue)
c)
3 (Green)
32.
Which waves has the highest amplitude in the following picture?
a)
1 (Red)
b)
2 (Blue)
c)
3 (Green)
33.
Which waves has the lowest amplitude in the following picture?
a)
1 (Red)
b)
2 (Blue)
c)
3 (Green)
34.
Which waves has the lowest frequency in the following picture?
a)
1 (Red)
b)
2 (Blue)
c)
3 (Green)
35.
Which waves has the lowest wavelength in the following picture?
a)
1 (Red)
b)
2 (Blue)
c)
3 (Green)
36.
Which of the following are parts of the Electromagnetic Spectrum (Select ALL that apply)
a)
Ultrared Waves
b)
Gamma Waves
c)
Sound Waves
d)
Visible Light
e)
Water Waves
37.
Which of the following waves from the electromagnetic spectrum has the longest wavelength
a)
Radio Waves
b)
Gamma Waves
c)
X-Rays
d)
Visible Light
e)
Ultraviolet
38.
Which of the following waves from the electromagnetic spectrum has the shortest wavelength
a)
Radio Waves
b)
Gamma Waves
c)
X-Rays
d)
Visible Light
e)
Ultraviolet
39.
Which of the following waves from the electromagnetic spectrum allow us to see
a)
Radio Waves
b)
Gamma Waves
c)
X-Rays
d)
Visible Light
e)
Ultraviolet
40.
If you observe an object as being yellow, the BEST explanation for this is...
a)
Your eyes can only see yellow wavelengths of light
b)
The light is bouncing off the object
c)
The yellow wavelength of light has reflected off this object
d)
The object has absorbed the red and orange wavelengths of light
41.
If you observe an object as being red, the BEST explanation for this is...
a)
Red light had been absorbed by the object
b)
Yellow and Blue wavelengths of light have been absorbed by the object
c)
Every wavelength of color, except from red, has been absorbed by the object
d)
The object has absorbed the red and orange wavelengths of light
42.
Why does a white t-shirt feel cooler in the summer
a)
All wavelengths of light are absorbed by the t-shirt so you feel cool
b)
All wavelengths of light are absorbed by the t-shirt so you feel warmer
c)
All wavelengths of light are reflected by the t-shirt so you feel warmer
d)
All wavelengths of light are reflected by the t-shirt so you feel cooler
43.
Why does a black t-shirt feel warmer in the summer
a)
All wavelengths of light are absorbed by the t-shirt so you feel cool
b)
All wavelengths of light are absorbed by the t-shirt so you feel warmer
c)
All wavelengths of light are reflected by the t-shirt so you feel warmer
d)
All wavelengths of light are reflected by the t-shirt so you feel cooler
44.
Which of the following are possible outcomes for light when it hits an object (Select ALL that apply)
a)
Reflection
b)
Absorbtion
c)
Transmission
d)
Illumination
e)
Opaque
45.

If a wave travels at a speed of 340 m/s and has a wavelength of 0.85 m, what is its frequency?

a)

500 Hz

b)

200 Hz

c)

300 Hz

d)

400 Hz

46.

If a wave has a frequency of 10 Hz and a speed of 50 m/s, what is its wavelength?

a)

500 m

b)

0.2 m

c)

50 m

d)

5 m

47.

What is the unit of frequency?

a)

hertz

b)

meters per second

c)

seconds

d)

meters

48.

A wave travels at a speed of 300 m/s and has a frequency of 15 Hz. What is the wavelength of the wave?

a)

20 m

b)

300 m

c)

0.05 m

d)

15 m

49.
How would you write 564,000,000 in scientific notation?
a)
5.64 x 10-7
b)
5.64 x 106
c)
5.64 x 108
d)
56.4 x 107
50.
Express the following in scientific notation:
.000457
a)
457 x 106
b)
457 x 10-6
c)
4.57 x104
d)
4.57 x 10-4
51.
Which of the following is correct scientific notation?
a)
20.35 x 104
b)
.2035 x 104
c)
2035 4
d)
2.035 x104
52.

Write 7.113 x 107 in standard form.

a)

71,130,000

b)

7,113,000

c)

0.0000007113

d)

7,113

53.
Write 0.00000707 in scientific notation.
a)
7.07 x 10-6
b)
7.07 x 106
c)
707 x 108
d)
707 x 10-8
54.
Write 7.8 x 10-3  in standard form.
a)
0.0078
b)
7,800
c)
78
d)
0.078
55.
Which is the smallest?
1.3 x 1020
2.9 x 1021
9.5 x 1032
8.4 x 1019
a)
1.3 x 1020
b)
2.9 x 1021
c)
9.5 x 1032
d)
8.4 x 1019
56.
How do you write 1.28 x 10-4
a)
0.128
b)
0.0000128
c)
0.0128
d)
0.000128
57.
What is 1.1 x 107 in standard form? 
a)
11,000,000
b)
11 x 108
c)
1,100
d)
1.1
58.
How do you write
8.317 x 106
in standard form?
a)
8, 371, 000
b)
83, 170, 000
c)
837, 100
d)
8, 317, 000
59.

If the exponent is a positive number the original number was...

a)

a really big number.

b)

a really small number.

60.

If the exponent is a negative number the original number was...

a)

a really large number.

b)

a really small number.

61.
The closest galaxy to our own is over 2,500,000 light years away.  Write this number is scientific notation.
a)
2.5 x 107
b)
.25 x 107
c)
25 x 105
d)
2.5 x 106
62.
Light travels at a rate of 186,000 miles per second.  Write this number in scientific notation.
a)
1.86 x 105
b)
1.86 x 104
c)
18.6 x 104
d)
186 x 103
63.
Write 3.2 x 103 in standard form.
a)
3.200
b)
3200
c)
32000
d)
.0032
64.
Write 2.08 x 102  in standard form.
a)
208
b)
0.0208
c)
20,800
d)
0.208
65.
Which of the following in the LARGEST number?
a)
9 x 106
b)
8 x 1010
c)
1.3 x 1012
d)
5.3 x 103
66.
How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?
a)

50 x 10-5

b)

5 x 10-4

c)

5 x 10-3

d)

.5 x 10-3

67.
The frequency of infrared waves is..
a)
1012 Hz
b)
1020 Hz
c)
104 Hz
d)
1015 Hz
68.
What is an example of a wave with a long wavelength and low frequency?
a)
Gamma rays
b)
Infrared
c)
Radio
d)
Visible light
69.
What gases are in the unknown mixture?
a)
Gas B & Gas D
b)
Gas C & Gas B
c)
Gas A & Gas D
d)
Gas D & Gas C
70.

Which color has the longest wavelength?

a)

Yellow

b)

Red

c)

Green

d)

Purple

71.

The wavelength of an infrared ray is --

a)

10-5 m

b)

1012 Hz

c)

105 m

d)

10-12 Hz

72.
The distance between two crests or two troughs of a wave is called:
a)
frequency
b)
amplitud
c)
wavelength
d)
hertz
73.
The height of the wave from the rest position is known as the _____________.
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
74.
True or false: as you move along the spectrum, radio to gamma waves, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)
a)
true
b)
false
75.
An example of a wave with a short wavelength, high frequency, and high energy is a 
a)
X-ray
b)
Microwave
c)
Visible light wave
d)
Infrared wave
76.

Which color has the longest wavelength?

a)

Yellow

b)

Red

c)

Green

d)

Purple

77.

Which transverse wave has the highest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

78.

The number of waves that passes a certain point in a set period of time

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplength

79.

The measurement of the length of a wave from one point of the wave to the next identical part of the wave (for example, top to top or bottom to bottom)

a)

Crest

b)

Amplitude

c)

Frequency

d)

Wavelength

80.
Top of the wave
a)
Wavelength
b)
Amplitude
c)
Trough
d)
Crest
81.
The measurement from one point of the wave to the next identical part of the wave (for example, crest to crest or trough to trough)
a)
Crest
b)
Amplitude
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
82.
The matter (solid, liquid, or gas) through which waves can travel
a)
Medium
b)
Object
c)
Transverse Wave
d)
Wavelength
83.

What are waves used for?

a)

Transferring Energy

b)

Storing Energy

c)

Moving Objects

d)

Removing Energy

84.

What is transferred in waves?

a)

Energy

b)

Objects

c)

Magic

d)

Light

85.

Which one is an example of a transverse wave

a)

Punching a bag

b)

Loud Music

c)

Sneezing

d)

Water Waves

86.

In a transverse wave, how do the particles move?

a)

They don't move

b)

Sideways

c)

Up and down

d)

In a square

87.

Which one shows the amplitude of a wave?

a)
b)
c)
88.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
89.
Bottom of the wave
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
90.
The matter (solid, liquid, or gas) through which waves can travel
a)
Medium
b)
Object
c)
Transverse Wave
d)
Wavelength
91.

What part of the transverse wave is letter A?

a)

trough

b)

crest

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

92.

What part of the transverse wave is letter B?

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

trough

93.

What part of the transverse wave is letter D?

a)

trough

b)

wavelength

c)

crest

d)

amplitude

94.

Which color has the longest wavelength and shortest frequency?

a)

Red

b)

Yellow

c)

Blue

d)

Violet

95.

Which color corresponds to wavelength G?

a)

Yellow

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

Indigo

e)

Violet

96.

When light is ________ it remains in the object as energy (heat).

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

absorbed

d)

diffused

97.

The color of objects that we see is the color of the wavelength that is ____________ from its

surface.

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

absorbed

d)

diffused

98.

___________objects transmit light.

a)

Opaque

b)

Transparent

c)

Translucent

99.

What color of light has the longest wavelength?

a)

red

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

violet

100.

What color of light has the shortest wavelength?

a)

red

b)

indigo

c)

yellow

d)

violet

101.

Why does this apple look red?

a)

The apple reflects red light and absorbs all other colors

b)

The apple absorbs red light and reflects all other colors

c)

The apple reflects all the light shinning on it

d)

The apple is red because we see that color.

102.

If a ray of light has a wavelength of 580 nanometers, what shade of visible light does it produce?

a)

red

b)

orange

c)

green

d)

yellow

103.

Which shade of visible light is caused by a light wave with the shortest wavelength?

a)

yellow

b)

red

c)

violet

d)

orange

104.

Which shade of visible light is caused by a light wave with the shortest wavelength?

a)

yellow

b)

red

c)

violet

d)

orange

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