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CANVAS Earth Science and Physics Unit 4 Waves

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Waves of varying wavelengths encounter barriers with differently sized openings, causing them to undergo diffraction. Among the diagrams presented, which one exhibits the greatest spreading of waves?

a)

b)

c)

d)

2.

Identify the wave from the options that is exclusively longitudinal. G8S42

a)

sound waves in air

b)

microwaves traveling through air

c)

radio waves traveling through vacuum

d)

waves on a plucked violin string

3.

Among the following materials, through which can sound propagate? G8S43

a)

all of the above

b)

wood

c)

air

d)

copper

4.

Which of the following is NOT an example of an electromagnetic wave?

a)

Beta rays

b)

Radio waves

c)

Ultraviolet rays

d)

Visible light

5.

When a man shouts loudly near a high wall, he hears one echo. If the man is 60 m away from the wall, how long will it take for the echo to be heard if sound travels at a speed of 330 m/s in the air?

a)

0.36 s

b)

0.18 s

c)

5.5 s

d)

2.8 s

6.

A stretched string produces a periodic wave. Which of the following characteristics is not related to the wave's speed?

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

period

d)

wavelength

7.

The periods of sound 1 and sound 2 are 0.010 and 0.020 seconds, respectively. Which has the greater frequency?

a)

Sound 1

b)

Sound 2

c)

Both have the same frequency

d)

Cannot be determined from the given information

8.

Out of the following, which is not true about electromagnetic waves?

a)

Electromagnetic waves are longitudinal waves.

b)

Electromagnetic waves transfer energy through space.

c)

Electromagnetic waves can propagate through a material substance.

d)

Electromagnetic waves do not require a physical medium for propagation.

9.

When a wave enters a new medium at an angle, it refracts because ________. G8S49

a)

the wave speed changes

b)

None of the above

c)

the amplitude changes

d)

the frequency changes

10.

Electromagnetic waves are transmitted by cellular phones at a frequency of 835 MHz. Determine the wavelength of these waves.

a)

0.359 m

b)

3.6x103 m

c)

36 m

d)

3.6x105 m