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Unit 8 Waves Study Guide - Part Two

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________________ relates to the brightness of light.

a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
2.

Frequency decreases as wavelength _____________ so wavelength and frequency are ______________ proportional.

a)
increases ; directly
b)
decreases ; not directly
c)
increases; not directly
3.

When Maya looks at a rainbow, she notices that the ___________ of light depends on the wavelength of the light wave.

a)

color

b)

energy

4.

The direction in which light travels can be represented using arrows called ____________.

a)
directionals
b)
rays
c)
reflections
5.

While studying for her physics exam, Anika noticed that electromagnetic waves are composed of changing _________ and __________ fields that are perpendicular to one another. What are these fields?

a)

electric

b)

light

c)

magnetic

d)

sound

6.

The intensity of a light wave depends on its wavelength/amplitude (select one).

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

7.

If Grace is adjusting the brightness of a flashlight (which changes the amplitude of the light waves it emits), will/will not (pick one) this change the wavelength of the light?

a)

will

b)

will not

8.

Emma is looking at herself in a mirror. The bouncing of light off the mirror's surface is called ______

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

9.

The passing of light waves through matter is called _________

a)
frequency
b)
transmission
c)
speed
10.

Aaron is doing a science experiment to see how light passes through different materials. He observes that light transmits through transparent materials. Some examples he notes are: clean air, ________ water, and ______________ glass.

a)

tinted

b)

clean

c)

salt

d)

smooth

11.

Oliver is decorating his room and notices that the light coming through his frosted glass window is scattered in many different directions, making it hard to see clearly through it. Materials like frosted glass, tissue paper, and waxed paper are examples of ___________ materials.

a)

Opaque

b)

translucent

12.

Nora tries to shine a flashlight through different materials. She notices that some materials do not let any light pass through them. Instead, they reflect light, absorb light, or both. These are called _________ materials.

a)

Opaque

b)

translucent

13.

Differences in _________cause the different wavelengths of light to separate.

a)
speed
b)
frequency
14.

When Kiley places a straw in a glass of water, the straw appears to bend at the surface. This effect is called _________.

a)

reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Bending

15.

Conor is observing a straw in a glass of water, and he notices that the straw looks bent at the surface of the water. He wonders which interactions between light and matter can change the direction that light travels. Select all that apply.

a)

absorption

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

transmission

16.

The butterfly and leaves are in white light from the sun. Which of the following would be true if only blue light was shining on them? Select all that apply.

a)
A. The leaves would appear blue.
b)
B. The leaves would appear black.
c)
C. The leaves would appear green.
d)
D. The butterfly would appear blue.
e)
E. The butterfly would appear white.
17.

Some golfers use a blue filter to help see where their ball is in tall grass. The white golf ball will appear ____________ ( white/ blue/green) when viewed through the filter

a)
white
b)
blue
c)
green
18.

Green grass around the ball will appear mostly ___________ (green/black/blue) when viewed through the filter, which makes seeing the ball easier.

a)
green
b)
black
c)
blue
19.

Which statements describe the waves of light that exit the droplet? Select all that apply.

a)
A. They travel at different speeds through space.
b)
B. They have different wavelengths from each other.
c)
C. They traveled at a different speed in the water droplet than they did in the air.
d)
D. They have a different frequency range than the light that entered the droplet.
20.

Rainbows form because of the behaviors of visible sunlight in water droplets. Sunlight is (refracted/ reflected/absorbed) when it enters a droplet.

a)
refracted
b)
reflected
c)
absorbed
21.

When your eyes detect all wavelengths of visible light at once in equal proportions, you perceive ________ light.

a)
blue
b)
white
c)
yellow
22.

______, _______, ________ are referred to as the primary colors of light.

a)
red
b)
blue
c)
yellow
d)
green
e)
violet
23.

The____________ of light that are reflected and reach your eyes determine what color you perceive an object to be.

a)
refracted
b)
absorbed
c)
reflected
24.

Avery is using a red filter in her science experiment. The red filter transmits the wavelengths corresponding to red light but _________ other visible light wavelengths.

a)

blocks

b)

reflects

c)

refracts

25.

If you put a red filter over the light source, the red item still appears mostly red, but the other colors appear mostly __________ because all colors except red were filtered out.

a)
white
b)
black
c)
green
26.

Emma and Lily are exchanging ideas during a group project. This act is called _________.

a)

communication

b)

signal

27.

______________ anything that can transmit information.

a)
communication
b)
signal
28.

While visiting a science museum, Aria learns about the invention of the electric telegraph in 1837. Who invented it?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Samuel Morse

29.

Grace receives a warning message from the fire alarm system in her building. The message is only helpful if she understands how to interpret, or _______________ the message.

a)

decode

b)

encode

30.

When Hudson and Oliver agree on what a signal means, they can __________ information into a signal.

a)

decode

b)

encode

31.

Morse code uses combinations of ________ of different lengths to represent numbers and letters.

a)
pulses
b)
colors
c)
Numbers
32.

A combination of dashes and dots can be used to represent each letter in the __________ for Morse code.

a)
codes
b)
alphabet
c)
numbers
33.

While watching the ocean, Keghan noticed that the water moves up and down, carrying energy across the surface. These ______________ are disturbances that transfer energy from one place to another.

a)

waves

b)

amplitudes

c)

frequencies

34.

Scientists and inventors applied scientific knowledge about electric current and magnetism to develop technologies such as ________________ and ________ the telegraph, and the telephone .

a)
Broadway Plays
b)
broadcast radio
c)
TV
d)
exercise
35.

Communication devices use ________________ and ________________ waves to carry information over long distances.

a)
letters
b)
numbers
c)
electromagnetic
d)
electric
36.

Modern computers may send and receive information through electric signals in wires, _________________ cables, and using WiFi.

a)
fiber optic
b)
digital
c)
analog
d)
radio
37.

While setting up a new wireless network at home, James wonders what kind of waves Wifi uses to transmit data through the air. Wifi uses ____________ waves sent through the air.

a)

fiber optic

b)

digital

c)

analog

d)

radio

38.

Jackson is downloading a large file on his laptop using WiFi at home. Over short distances, information transfer appears almost_______________ such as when a cell phone transfers data over WiFi.

a)

backwards

b)

over a along time

c)

instantaneous

39.

Abigail is learning about how information is transmitted in her technology class. Her teacher explains that information and signals can be ____ or ________.

a)

light

b)

digital

c)

analog

d)

sound

40.

____________ information and signals are continuous.

a)
light
b)
digital
c)
analog
d)
sound
41.

_______________ information and signals are not continuous.

a)
light
b)
digital
c)
analog
d)
sound
42.

Every piece of information that you see on a computer can be represented as a series of _____’s and _____’s.

a)
0's and 10's
b)
0's and 1's
43.

Ali is learning about how computers store photos. She discovers that digital images are encoded as ________ signals.

a)

binary

b)

analog

c)

radio

44.

The pattern that matches the graph is _____

a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
45.

The signal represented in the illustration is digital/ analog.

a)
digital
b)
analog
46.

This signal is very noisy. Why is the signal still able to transmit information reliably?

a)
A. Noise cannot change the information in a digital signal.
b)
B. The noise is not high enough to change any of the values.
c)
C. The noise causes the amplitude to change too frequently to be detected.
47.

The concept of noise does not only apply to ________

a)
sound
b)
light
c)
phones
48.

Noise can occur any time a signal is transmitted, __________________, or recorded.

a)
transmitted
b)
stored
49.

Once noise has been added to an analog signal, there is ______ way to completely remove it, when the signal is decoded, the noise is observed, and you might hear static in an audio transmission or see blurriness in an image.

a)
one
b)
no
50.

When a signal is changed due to noise, information is lost. The process of noise addition to signals is also known as ____________________.

a)
decoding
b)
interference
51.

A digital signal has defined levels, and therefore noise (does/ does not) have as large an effect when the signal is decoded.

a)
does
b)
does not
52.

_________________ the digital signal filters out the noise, so a transmitted sound or image will be clear and more reliable.

a)
Decoding
b)
interference
53.

Advances in technology now allow scientists to make high-quality recordings of ___________ in the wild.

a)
animals
b)
interference
54.

Why are these two signals different from one another?

a)
A. Noise was introduced in the signal during transmitting and receiving the signal.
b)
B. The process of converting an analog signal into a digital signal introduced noise.
c)
C. Analog signals are always noisy because they vary continuously.
55.

Assume that the received signal is transmitted back to the original transmitter. What is likely to happen to the waveform as it is sent back?

a)
A. The noise in the returning signal will be removed.
b)
B. The original noise will remain in the wave, and additional noise will be added.
c)
C. The signal will become noisier, but the information will not be changed.