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Semester Exam Review - Waves
Test Description: Waves
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Sound waves travel the fastest through which state of matter?
A
Gas
B
Solid
C
Liquid
2) When a train horn sounds like it changes pitches as it is passing by you, it is called:
A
Doppler Effect
B
Butterfly effect
C
Transverse wave
D
Acoustics
3) Sound is energy that moves through the vibration of _________.
A
Air
B
Matter
C
Both of the above
D
None of the above
4) Is a wave
A
Sound
B
Light
C
Both Sound and Light
D
Neither Sound nor Light
5) Is measured in decibels
A
Light
B
Sound
C
Neither Sound or Light
D
Both Sound and Light
6) Energy traveling through vibrations of matter
A
Light
B
Both Sound and Light
C
Sound
D
Neither Sound nor Light
7) Can produce pitches
A
Neither Sound or Light
B
Sound
C
Light
D
Both Sound and Light
8) Distance between two crests
A
Crest
B
Wavelength
C
Amplitude
D
Trough
9) Low point on a wave
A
Trough
B
Low level
C
Amplitude
D
Crest
10) Height of a transverse wave
A
Wavelength
B
Crest
C
Trough
D
Amplitude
11) How many waves pass by in 1 second
A
Frequency
B
Amplitude
C
Period
D
Hertz
12) Unit for Frequency
A
m/s
B
Newtons
C
Hertz
D
Kilogram
13) The time it takes for one wave cycle to complete
A
Period
B
Frequency
C
Wavelength
D
a month
14) EM waves in order of energy level, lowest to highest
A
gamma, x-ray, ultraviolet, visible light, microwave, infrared, radio
B
radio, microwave, gamma ray, x-ray, ultraviolet, infrared, visible light
C
radio, microwave, ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, x-rays, gamma
D
radio, microwave, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, gamma
15) Which of the following have the highest frequency?
A
microwaves
B
Radio waves
C
Infrared waves
D
Ultraviolet waves
16) What EM wave has the lowest energy (least dangerous)?
A
radio waves
B
x-rays
C
gamma rays
D
ultraviolet waves
17) Which of the following colors has the shortest wavelength?
A
Red
B
Green
C
Yellow
D
Indigo
18) What determines pitch
A
crest
B
trough
C
frequency
D
period
19) What letter represents the trough of the wave?
A
D
B
A
C
B
D
C
20) What letter represents the amplitude of the wave?
A
D
B
B
C
C
D
A
*select an answer for all questions
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