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Light Waves Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which transverse wave has the highest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
3.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
4.
The matter (solid, liquid, or gas) through which waves can travel
a)
Medium
b)
Object
c)
Transverse Wave
d)
Wavelength
5.

In a transverse wave, how do the particles move?

a)

They don't move

b)

Sideways

c)

Up and down

d)

In a square

6.

Bouncing back of a light ray from a mirror is called

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

diffraction

d)

interference

7.

When a wave has increased frequency...

a)

the wavelengths become shorter.

b)

the wavelengths become longer.

c)

amplitude must increase.

d)

amplitude must decrease.

8.
Calvin shines a thin beam of light onto a material, and the light refracts. Which diagram best shows what happens to the light?
a)
Picture # 1
b)
Picture # 2
c)
Picture # 3
d)
None of the Above
9.

the passage of light through a medium

a)

transmission

b)

reflection

c)

diffraction

d)

absorption

10.

translucent example

a)

a mirror

b)

It reflects or absorbs light and it cannot be seen through

c)

wax paper

d)

glass of water

11.

Which type of interaction is this?

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

absorption

d)

transmission

12.

Which type of interaction is shown in the image?

a)

Destructive Interference

b)

Absorption

c)

Constructive Interference

d)

Reflection

13.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.

A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy

a)

high, low

b)

high, high

c)

low, high

d)

low, low

15.

the -- the amplitude, the more energy the wave has

a)

lower

b)

higher

c)

shorter

d)

longer