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Waves: Sound And Light
Test Description: Characteristics and Interactions of Waves
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What do waves move?
A
energy
B
sound
C
matter
D
water
2) What do playing a guitar, banging a drum, and dropping a pebble in the water have in common
A
they need gravity to move
B
they all convert heat to energy
C
they all cause vibrations
D
they all produce light
3) A medium is
A
a wave
B
the middle part of the ear
C
a substance through which matter can travel.
D
the blind spot at the back of the eye
4) Regions in a longitudinal wave where particles are farthest apart are called ____________________.
A
Compressions.
B
Depressions.
C
Rarefactions.
D
Condensations.
5) In which medium would sound move the fastest?
A
water
B
steel
C
vacuum
D
air
6) A tone that is lower in pitch is lower in what characteristic?
A
resonance
B
frequency
C
wavelength
D
loudness
7) Pitch is a measure of:
A
how quiet or loud a sound is.
B
how fast a baseball is coming towards you.
C
how slow a vibration moves through a solid
D
how high or low a sound is perceived to be
8) Decibels are the most common units used to measure _______________.
A
Longitudinal Waves
B
Loudness
C
Pitch
D
Media
9) The Doppler Effect is noticed in which of the following situations?
A
when a drum is struck hard
B
when a car with it honking horn moves towards you and then drives away.
C
when birds fly in formation, and the goose at the front is honking.
D
when sound does not travel in a vacuum.
10) What type of wave is a sound wave?
A
longitudinal
B
transverse
C
electromagnetic
11) Loudness is the extent to which sound can be:
A
echoed
B
heard
C
reflected
D
seen
12) How do bats find their food
A
hide and attack
B
using high pitch sounds and echoes, called echolocation
C
using their wings to feel
D
using their eyes in the daylight
13) A banana looks yellow because ___________.
A
the banana absorbs yellow light
B
the banana absorbs all colored light except yellow, which it reflects
C
the banana absorbs yellow and blue light
D
the banana reflects all colors of light.
14) Human eyes respond to a narrow range of wavelengths of electromagnetic waves including_________________.
A
ultraviolet light
B
infrared light
C
compression light
D
visible light
15) The distance between to crests of a wave is called:
A
amplitude
B
trough
C
crest
D
wavelength
16) What is the correct order of the electromagnetic spectrum
A
radio waves, infrared, visible light, x rays, gamma rays
B
radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible lights, ultraviolet, x rays, gamma rays
C
gamma rays, X rays, ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, microwaves, radio waves
17) Light waves are what type of wave
A
mechanical
B
transverse
C
longetudinal
18) What has the shortest wavelength
A
Blue Light
B
Yellow Light
C
Red Light
D
Violet Light
19) Frequency is measured in ____________.
A
hertz
B
loudness
C
decibels
D
wavelength
20) Two sound waves are produced by a clarinet. Both sound waves have the same pitch, but the second one is louder. Which of the following properties is greater for the second sound wave?
A
frequency
B
speed in air
C
wavelength
D
amplitude
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