Waves Science Test

Question 1

Waves carry _____ from one place to another

Answer 1

energy

Question 2

The highest point on a transverse wave is the_____ while the lowest part is the ____

Answer 2

crest, trough

Question 3

The _______ is the height of the wave

Answer 3

Amplitdue

Question 4

The distance from one rest to the next is the ______

Answer 4

wavelength

Question 5

Waves with greater amplitudes carry ______ energy than waves with smaller amplitudes

Answer 5

more

Question 6

The number of waves that pass a point in one second is the waves _________

Answer 6

frequency

Question 7

waves with longer wavelengths have a ______ frequency

Answer 7

lower

Question 8

High-pitched sounds have a____ frequency and a _____ wavelength

Answer 8

high, lower

Question 9

Low-pitched sounds have a ______ frequency and _______ wavelength

Answer 9

low, high

Question 10

If the wavelength of a wave increases, the frequency of that wave will________

Answer 10

decrease

Question 11

__________ waves must have a medium to travel through.

Answer 11

Mechanical

Question 12

In a sound wave, a louder sound (volume) has a greater ________ than a softer sound

Answer 12

Amplitude

Question 13

Do waves transfer energy or matter?

Answer 13

energy

Question 14

Which type of wave needs a medium to travel through

Answer 14

mechanical

Question 15

Which type of wave does not need a medium to travel through?

Answer 15

electromagnetic

Question 16

Which type of wave does not need a medium to travel through?

Answer 16

Transverse

Question 17

Which has more energy, a wave with low amplitude or high amplitude?

Answer 17

High amplitude

Question 18

Which has more energy, a wave with a low frequency or a high frequency

Answer 18

high frequency

Question 19

Which has more energy than a wave with a short wavelength or a long wavelength

Answer 19

short wavelength

Question 20

The entire range of electromagnetic wave frequencies is known as _____________

Answer 20

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Question 21

As frequency increases, wavelength _______.

Answer 21

decreases

Question 22

_________ _________ is the only part of the electromagnetic spectrum that we can see directly.

Answer 22

visible light

Question 23

What is the unit for wave frequency?

Answer 23

herts

Question 24

What is the unit for Sound waves

Answer 24

decibals

Question 25

Which wave has the highest frequency, a radio wave or infrared

Answer 25

infrared

Question 26

Which wave has the highest frequency an x-ray or a microwave?

Answer 26

x-rays

Question 27

Which electromagnetic wave has the longest wavelength?

Answer 27

Radio waves

Question 28

Which group of electromagnetic waves has the most energy?

Answer 28

Gamma Rays

Question 29

List the colors of the visible light spectrum in order of wavelength

Answer 29

Red, Orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet

Question 30

Which color has the lowest frequency (longest wavelength)-Green or blue? Red or violet?

Answer 30

Green, Red

Question 31

In which medium does sound travel the slowest?

Answer 31

gas

Question 32

In which medium does sound travel the fastest?

Answer 32

solid

Question 33

Does temperature affect the speed of sound?

Answer 33

Yes, the colder it is the slower it will travel

Question 34

Can you hear sound in the vacuum of space?

Answer 34

No, because there is no medium for the sound to travel through.

Question 35

Echolocation works becuause of the ___________ of sound waves

Answer 35

reflection

Question 36

A pencil looks bent in a glass of water because of the _______ of light waves

Answer 36

refraction

Question 37

Black absorbs what

Answer 37

light