Worksheets8.0 Waves Review (All Targets)
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 33mins
(a) waves have vibrations that run parallel to the direction the wave travels, and (b) waves have vibrations that run perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.
(a) is the distance between waves, which can be measured from one crest to the next crest.
The (a) is the highest point on a transverse wave, and the (b) is the lowest point.
The (a) is the size or height of a wave, measured from the equilibrium position to the crest or trough.
The _______ of a wave is how many waves pass a given point every second.
Frequency
Wavelength
Amplitude
Period
Match the wave behaviors with their definition.
reflection
a wave bounces back from a material it cannot pass through
refraction
a wave changes direction (bends) and speed when it enters a new medium
diffraction
a wave spreads out as it travels around an obstacle or through an opening
interference
two or more waves meet and interact with each other
crest
A
amplitude
C
wavelength
B
Trough
D
wavelength
E
Waves move (a) without moving (b) .
Sound waves can travel through: (a) , but cannot travel through (b)
A sound wave is a type of:
longitudinal wave
transverse wave
mechanical wave
electromagnetic wave
Sound waves require a (a) to travel through.
A sound wave with a greater intensity will produce:
a louder sound
a softer sound
a lower pitch sound
a higher pitch sound
__________ is the maximum distance particles in a medium move from their rest position.
Frequency
Amplitude
Wave Speed
Wavelength
The pitch of a sound is directly related to its
frequency
amplitude
intensity
loudness
High pitched sounds have a relatively large (a) and small (b) .
The human ear can detect frequencies between:
20 and 20,000 Hz
100 and 200 Hz
1 and 100 Hz
20 and 100,000 Hz
the sound source must be moving
the listener must be moving
both the source and listener must be moving
either the source or listener must be moving
How can you increase the loudness of a sound?
increase the amplitude
increase the wavelength
increase the frequency (pitch)
decrease the distance from the source
Sound waves with frequencies greater than 20,000 Hz are called (a) waves, while sound waves with frequencies below 20 Hz are called (b)
___ is when a sound wave matches the natural frequency of an object and increases in amplitude.
Reflection
Resonance
Pitch
Ultrasonic
the frequency
the medium
the amplitude
the air temperature
Standing waves are created by
Two identical waves (same frequency and wavelength) reflecting off each other
Two identical waves (same frequency and wavelength) being diffracted together
Two identical waves (same frequency and wavelength) move through each other in opposite directions
Two identical waves (same frequency and wavelength) are diffracted from two identical sources
In the diagram which letters represent the nodes
A B C
A C E
B D
B D E
If a person yells (as opposed to whispering), then it will cause...
air molecules to vibrate more frequently
the sound wave to travel faster
air molecules to vibrate with greater amplitude
the sound wave to travel slower
Electromagnetic waves are caused by vibrating...
protons
photons
electrons
neurons
A black sheet of paper is illuminated with RGB light. What color of light does the paper reflect?
It does not reflect any light
It reflects all the colors of light
Black light only
White light only
Which figure represents the path light takes through a converging lens?
what type of mirror is this
concave
convex
translucent
plano
Light in the form of a particle that has discrete amount of energy is called a
Proton
Photon
Boson
Muon
Light behaves like
a wave.
a particle.
both a wave and a particle
neither a wave nor a particle.
How are electromagnetic waves different from mechanical waves?
EM waves have very short wavelengths
EM waves transmit energy instead of matter
EM waves can travel through the vacuum of space (without a medium)
EM waves can change direction by reflection
Rank the following in order of highest energy to lowest energy.
gamma rays
ultraviolet
infrared
microwaves
radio waves
All electromagnetic waves have the same ______ in free space.
frequency
amplitude
wavelength
speed
The frequency of light is most closely associated with
color
brightness
amplitude
speed
Why does the frog appear green?
The frog reflects green light, and absorbs all other colors of light
The frog absorbs green light, and reflects all other colors of light
An mariachi band is playing on a float in a parade. When the float is moving away from you, the (a) of the music sounds (b) because the waves are being (c)
