8-6 Wave Unit Exam – Honors
1. (8-6.2) Sound waves…
a. are electromagnetic radiation.
b. are particle waves.
c. can travel through outer space.
d. travel through a medium.
2. (8-6.8) Ultraviolet radiation is dangerous because it has a high enough energy to damage skin cells. UV
radiation is called ultraviolet because it has a frequency which is higher than violet radiation (purple light).
Therefore, it has a wavelength which is _____ violet radiation.
a. Bigger Than
b. Half Of
c. Smaller Than
d. The Same Size As
3. (8-6.8) Which of these characteristics can only be attributed to a wave of red light?
a. The energy of the wave moves perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.
b. The energy of the wave travels in the same direction as the wave travels.
c. The wave travels by compressing and expanding the medium it travels through.
d. The wave travels by vibrating the particles of the medium at a higher rate.
4. (8-6.4) If you put a straw into a glass of water, the straw looks to be bent, although nothing has physically
happened to the straw. The term that describes this property of light is
a. Absorption
b. Reflection
c. Refraction
d. Transmission
Use the Diagram to answer 5-6.
5. (8-6.8) As you move from left to right across
the electromagnetic spectrum in the image, the
wavelength becomes…
a. Longer.
b. Lower.
c. Shorter.
d. Taller.
6. (8-6.2) Which type of wave can be transmitted through the vacuum of space
a. Compression Waves
b. Pressure Waves
c. Radio Waves
d. Sound Waves
7. (8-6.7) Assume the light wave directed at the paper is white light and the
paper contains pigments that absorb the wavelengths of red-orangeyellow-green-blue-indigo-violet. What color will the paper appear to
human eyes?
a. Black
b. Brown
c. Green
d. White
8. (8-6.4) When a light wave passes through a prism and produces a rainbow, its interference is called…
a. Absorption
b. Reflection
c. Refraction
d. Transmission
9. (8-6.4) A child sees a bird and calls it blue, the interference that produced the color is…
a. Absorption
b. Reflection
c. Refraction
d. Transmission
10. (8-6.8) Which of the following
devices is designed to produce
electromagnetic radiation with
the longest wavelength in order
to operate?
a. light bulb
b. microwave oven
c. x-ray microscope
d. FM radio transmitter
11. (8-1.3) This chart shows the growth of bacteria over a period of 10
hours.
Which graph best illustrates the growth of the bacteria?
12. The waves shown in the picture ________. (8-6.1)
a) transfer energy from water molecule to nearby water molecule
b) move water molecules continuously outward
c) move matter from the center of the wave in an up down motion
d) move both energy and water from one place to another
13. Which type of wave is shown in the diagram above? (8-6.2)
a) compression wave
b) transverse wave
c) electromagnetic wave
d) surface wave
14. ( 8-6.2) Which type of wave is illustrated below?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Compression
Ocean
Tsunami
Transverse
15. (8-6.2) The amplitude of a transverse wave is found by measuring the distance
a) Between two crest
b) Between two troughs
c) Form the rest position to a crest
d) From crest to trough
16. (8-6.4) The picture shows a clear glass marble on top of some words. Some of the letters look different
because light —
a. bends as it passes through the marble
b. bounces as it reaches the marble
c. changes color as it enters the marble
d. shines less brightly behind the marble
17. (8-1.6) Reflection of light is a fundamental property of all mirrors. Bill and Betty wanted to produce a real
image using one of the mirrors supplied by their teacher. To do this, they should choose a __________ mirror.
a. Concave
b. Convex
c. Plane
d. Prismatic
The picture below shows a duck swimming in a lake.
18. (8-6.4) A student sees a mirror image of a duck in the
water of the lake. What causes this mirror image?
a. absorbed light
b. black light
c. reflected light
Use the following waves A-D to answer questions 19-21.
A
B
C
D
19. If each line represents, one second of time, which wave has the highest frequency? How do you know?
20. What is the wavelength of Wave B?
21. What is the amplitude of Wave C?
22. Create a T-Chart examining the differences between the red and purple sides of the electromagnetic scale. You
must have 6 facts total in the T-Chart about the electromagnetic scale.
23. Mythbusters did a test to see which car was hotter in the direct sunlight: a black car or a white car. They left the
car in the sun for four hours and then came back to see the temperature of the car. They found that the
temperature of the black car was ten degrees hotter than the white car. Explain to someone who does not know
about waves and wave behaviors why this is. Your answer should be specific. You should be able to give your
answer to a student in the 4th grade that has no concept of waves and after they read your answer, they understand
why the Mythbusters obtained the results that they did.