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GPS Outcome #6 Waves

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Crest?

a)

Lowest Point of a Wave.

b)

Middle Point of a Wave.

c)

Highest Point of a Wave.

d)

Found on the floor.

2.

What is a trough?

a)

Highest Point of a wave.

b)

Lowest Point of a wave.

c)

Middle Point of a wave.

d)

Found in the sky.

3.

What does a wave transfer?

a)

Water

b)

Mass

c)

Particle

d)

Energy

4.
An example of a longitudinal wave is a ____
a)
water wave
b)
stadium wave
c)
sound wave
d)
rope wave
5.
Which statement best defines a wave medium?
a)
the material through which a wave travels
b)
a point halfway between the crest and trough
c)
the distance from one wave crest to the next
d)
the speed at which waves travel in water
6.
Which type of light has the highest energy of this group?
a)
red
b)
yellow
c)
green
d)
blue
7.
Which type of light has the lowest energy of this group?
a)
Radio
b)
Microwave
c)
Infrared
d)
Ultraviolet
8.

A wave has a frequency of 10 hz and a wavelength of 4 m. What is the velocity of the wave?

a)

24 m/s

b)

40 m/s

c)

2.5 m/s

9.

If each square represents one cm, what is the approximate wavelength of this wave? (To the nearest cm)

a)

1 cm

b)

2 cm

c)

4 cm

d)

8 cm

10.

A wave with a frequency of 20 Hz and a wavelength of 100m has a velocity of what?

a)

2000 m\s

b)

5 m/s

c)

0.2 m/s

d)

200 m/s

11.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest energy?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.
Which travels faster: sound or light?
a)
light
b)
sound
13.
Which of the following forms of electromagnetic radiation has the lowest frequency,longest wavelength, and carries the least amount of energy?
a)
radio
b)
gamma
c)
infrared
d)
visible
14.

Electromagnetic waves can behave as particles that are called ______.

a)

photons

b)

protons

c)

electrons

d)

neutrons

15.

Rahim heated some leftovers in a microwave oven. He noticed that although the food got hot, the inside of the microwave oven did not. This happens because _______.

a)

the walls of the microwave oven are good heat insulators

b)

there is no air in a microwave oven

c)

the fan in the microwave oven keeps it cool

d)

microwaves heat by interacting with water molecules

16.

What is true of visible light in comparison to other kinds of electromagnetic waves?

a)

Visible light travels faster in a vacuum.

b)

Visible light has a lower frequency than X-rays.

c)

Visible light has a lower frequency than microwaves.

d)

Visible light has only one frequency.

17.

As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, its wavelength

a)

becomes larger

b)

becomes smaller

c)

stays the same

d)

does not change

18.

Which of the following uses radio waves?

a)

radar

b)

radiation therapy

c)

X-ray machine

d)

CD-ROM

19.

Sunscreen is designed to protect your skin from exposure to too much ___________.

a)

ultraviolet radiation

b)

gamma radiation

c)

infrared radiation

d)

visible light

20.

Electromagnetic waves that can be detected by the human eye are called _________.

a)

visible light

b)

gamma rays

c)

X-rays

d)

infrared waves

21.

Frequency of light is ___ proportional to wavelength.

a)

directly

b)

inversely

22.

When wavelength increases...

a)

energy decreases

b)

energy increases

23.

the distance between peaks of adjacent electromagnetic waves is called:

a)

wavelength

b)

frequency

c)

energy

d)

amplitude

24.

We perceive various wavelengths within the visible light spectrum as:

a)

sound

b)

color

c)

time

d)

smell

25.

Which of the following is a unit for frequency?

a)

Joules

b)

Hertz

c)

meters per second

d)

seconds

26.

Light is:

a)

a star and a galaxy

b)

a wave and a particle

c)

sound and energy

d)

unable to be measured

27.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
28.

A wavelength is the distance between which 2 points?

a)

B and G

b)

A and C

c)

C and F

d)

A and H

29.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
a)
varying
b)
long
c)
the same
d)
short
30.
What is the speed of light?
a)
3.0x108 ms
b)
3.0x108 m/s
c)
6.626x10-34 Js
d)
6.626x10-34 J/s
31.

What part of a wave is represented by letter F?

a)

Trough

b)

Crest

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wavelength

32.

Which are properties of a mechanical wave?

a)

can be longitudinal or transverse

b)

can move through space

c)

must have matter to move

d)

carries energy

33.
Which part of a longitudinal wave is where particles are packed closely together?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest 
d)
amplitude
34.
What part of the wave is B?
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
35.
Which letter is a trough?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
36.
____________________  is the number of waves that move past one spot in a second
a)
energy
b)
amplitude
c)
wavelength
d)
frequency
37.
 A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
500 m/s
b)
50 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
0.5 m/s
38.
 A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?
a)
25 m
b)
125 m
c)
5 m
d)
25 m/s
39.
A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
a)
34 m/s
b)
3400 Hz
c)
3400 m/s
d)
34 Hz
40.

Waves that require a material to travel though are called

a)

electromagnetic waves

b)

mechanical waves

c)

ocean waves

d)

transverse waves

e)

I do not know and do not wish to answer.

41.

#3 refers to the

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

trough

42.

Transverse waves move mediums

a)

at a right angle

b)

in a circle

c)

and matter too

d)

at an acute angle

43.

Which wave has more energy? Why?

a)

Top wave because the amplitude is smaller

b)

Bottom wave because the amplitude is larger

c)

They are the same because the wavelengths are equal

44.
a)

absorption

b)

diffraction

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

e)

transmission

45.
a)

absorption

b)

diffraction

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

e)

transmission

46.

This image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

47.

The two blue and purple waves will undergo _________________ when they meet.

a)

Constructive interference

b)

Destructive interference

48.

The image of the two waves depicts

a)

Constructive interference

b)

Destructive interference

49.
Refraction occurs when _____________
a)
the wave's speed changes by entering a new medium
b)
a wave bounces off of a boundary
c)
waves parts meet each other
d)
waves bend around a barrier
50.
What is the main difference between refraction and diffraction?
a)
refraction is a phenomenon that affects light; diffraction is a phenomenon that affects sound
b)
refraction involves the bending of light; diffraction involves the bending and spreading of light, usually around an obstacle
51.

What type of interference do noise cancelling headphones use?

a)

Constructive Interference

b)

Destructive Interference

52.

Sound waves in musical instruments or tubes create standing waves that enhance which type of interference to make louder sounds?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

53.

What will be the result after these two waves overlap?

a)

A taller wave

b)

A shorter wave

c)

A wave with no amplitude

d)

3 waves

54.
What type of wave behavior is pictured above?
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Absorption
d)
Diffraction

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