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Unit 9 - Behavior of Waves Test Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we called a bending of light as it enters a different

medium?

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Diffraction

d)

Interference

2.

This type of wave is formed by two waves of the save frequency moving in opposite direction. The wave that is created appears to stay in place.

a)
Traveling wave
b)
Standing wave
c)
Longitudinal wave
d)
Transverse wave
3.

What is the first type of seismic wave to occur during an earthquake. Probably not noticeable and only detectible by seismographs.

a)
S-wave
b)
Surface wave
c)
P-wave
d)
Tsunami wave
4.

By studying the light wave of distant stars, planets and solar systems, what has the doppler effect revealed about the nature of our universe?

a)
The universe is expanding.
b)

Speed of light is increasing

c)
The universe is contracting.
d)
The universe is static.
5.

Sound wave travels fasted through a _______?

a)
gas
b)
vacuum
c)
liquid
d)
solid
6.

Why cant sound travel through space?

a)
Sound cannot travel through space because there is no medium (like air) for it to propagate.
b)
Sound can travel through space if it is loud enough.
c)

It doesn't have enough frequency

d)
Sound can travel through space because it is a form of light.
7.

What wave property do we use to categorize different forms of light on the EM spectrum?

a)
Amplitude
b)
Wavelength
c)
Speed
d)

Index of Refraction

8.

A perceived increase or decrease in frequency of a sound based on its movement and relative position of the observer.

a)
Acoustic shadow
b)
Doppler effect
c)

Hubble's Law

d)

Malus's Law

9.

What controls the pitch of the sound wave? This is whether a sound wave sounds low(bass) or high(treble).

a)
Amplitude of the sound wave
b)
Duration of the sound wave
c)
Waveform shape of the sound wave
d)
Frequency of the sound wave
10.

What phenomena of light causes the formation of a rainbow?

a)
Scattering of light by dust
b)

Refraction of light

c)
Absorption of light by water
d)
Diffraction of light through clouds
11.

What is happening at the area indicated by the thin red lines on the wave pattern.

a)

Destructive interference

b)

Wavelength of the waves

c)

Constructive interference

d)

Amplitude of the waves

12.

A type of reflection caused by light waves bouncing off smooth surfaces.

a)
Diffuse reflection
b)
Specular reflection
c)
Absorption
d)
Refraction
13.

A type of light wave that bounces off rough surfaces.

a)
Diffuse reflection
b)
Transmission
c)
Specular reflection
d)
Refraction
14.

A bending of wave around an obstacle or small opening. The smaller the opening the bigger the bending of the wave.

a)

Diffraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

Inteference

15.

A type of wave that moves as a disturbance along particles in the ground caused by stored up energy in rock and released as vibrations.


a)

Ground Wave

b)

Standing wave

c)

Sound Wave

d)

Seismic Wave

16.

What type of wave behavior is presented in the image.

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

doppler effect

17.

What in basic terms, is called when a wave bounces off an object to form an image on another object, like a mirror or smooth surface?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Interference

18.

Type of seismic wave that comes after an S-Wave (secondary wave). It is the slowest but most destructive during an earthquake.

a)

P-Wave

b)

Surface Wave

c)

Large Wave

d)

Tsunami wave

19.

This type of EM radiation is used to send mobile phone signals, GPS, and plays a major role in wireless communications?

a)

ulraviolet

b)

microwaves

c)

gamma

d)

infrared

20.

This type of wave is used to treat cancer, using it's high energy to destroy the cells in a tumor.

a)

Gamma

b)

x-ray

c)

microwave

d)

infrared