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Physics Revision Sheet

Grade 8
2nd Term

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Q1: Write the letter of the correct answer on the line at the left:
___D___1. The highest parts of the transverse wave are called
a. transversals b. summits c. Troughs d. crests

__C_____2. The lowest parts of the transverse wave are called

a. transversals b. summits c. Troughs d. crests

__A____3. In longitudinal waves in a spring, the parts where the coils

are close together are called
a. compressions b. Refractions

c. longitudes d. contractions

__B____4. In longitudinal waves in a spring, the parts where the coils

are spread out are called
a. compressions b. Rarefactions

c. longitudes d. contractions

__C____5. The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is

its
a. trough b. Amplitude

c. wavelength d. frequency

__B____6. How often a wave occurs is the wave`s

a. crest b. Frequency

c. wavelength d. amplitude

__D____7. The less energy a wave has, the smaller its

a. crest b. Frequency

c. wavelength d. amplitude

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__C____8. Frequency is measured in units called
a. periods b. Nanoseconds c. hertz d. eras

__B____9. Reflection occurs when a wave

a. bends due to a change in speed b. Hits a surface and bounces back

c. passes through an opening d. bends around a barrier

__A____10. Refraction occurs when a wave

a. bends due to a change in speed b. Hits a surface and bounces back

c. passes through an opening d. bends around a barrier

__B____11. Interference in which waves combine to form a wave with

a larger amplitude than either wave originally had, is called
a. destructive interference b. Constructive interference

c. resonance d. amplitude enhancement

__D__12. Points of maximum amplitude on a standing wave are called

a. crests b. Incidence

c. apexes d. antinodes

__C____13. Sound travels as a(n)

a. medium b. Energy

c. wave d. particle

__D____14. When one part of a vibration causes air particles to spread

out, they form a
A. compression b. Sound wave

c. diffraction d. rarefaction

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_A___15. When one part of a vibration pushes air particles together,
they form a
a. compression b. Sound wave

c. diffraction d. rarefaction

___D___16. Sound can travel through

a. solids b. Liquids c. gases d. all of the above

__A____17. Sound wave would travel fastest in a

a. solids b. Liquids

c. gases d. all are the same

__D____18. Wave speed can be found by multiplying the wavelength

by the
a. density b. Amplitude

c. temperature d. frequency

__C____19. The substance that a sound wave travels through is called

the
a. rarefaction b. Amplitude

c. medium d. compression

__B____20. The waves in front of a waving sound source have

a. longer wavelengths than trailing waves

b. A higher pitch than the waves behind it

c. different properties than trailing waves

d. the same amplitude as the waves behind it

___D___21. A10dB increase in loudness represents

a. a twofold increase in intensity b. A fourfold increase in intensity

c. a hundredfold increase in intensity d. a tenfold increase in intensity

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_A____22. Loudness describes
a. the energy and intensity of a sound wave

b. The decibel level of a sound wave

c. danger to public health

d. your awareness of sound`s energy

__A___23. When your vocal cords relax, you produce sound waves
with
a. lower frequencies & lower pitches

b. lower frequencies & higher pitches

c. higher frequencies & lower pitches

d. higher frequencies & higher pitches

_C_____24. The three smallest bones in the ear and in your body are
the hammer, anvil and---------
a. cochlea b. Spur c. Stirrup d. auditory nerve

_A_____ 25. The three sections of the ear are the

a. outer, middle & inner b. Exterior, interior & auditory ear

c. dermal, trans dermal & inter dermal ear d. intro, intra & supra ear

__D____ 26. The outer most part of your ear looks like a
a. hammer b. Anvil c. Snail d. funnel

__A____ 27. Sound waves are converted to a signal that travels from your ear to
your

a. brain b. Lungs c. Nerves d. muscles

_C___ 28. If a wave has a frequency of 2 waves per second and a

wavelength of 1 m, what is the wave’s speed?
a. 0.5 m per second b. 1 m per second c. 2 m per second

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__C____29. You can hear reflected sound waves as
a. resonance. b. acoustics. c. echoes.

__B____30. The higher the pitch of a sound, the greater the sound
wave’s
a. wavelength. b. frequency. c. amplitude.

__C__ 31. The lowest natural frequency of an object is called the

a. overtone. b. Doppler effect. c. fundamental tone

_A___ 32. Sounds that are too high for humans to hear are called
a. ultrasound. b. infrasound. c. reverberation.

_A___ 33. The study of the way sounds bounce-off surfaces and bump
into one another is known as
a. echolocation. b. Doppler effect. c. acoustics.

__C__ 34. The most common cause of hearing loss is

a. injury. b. infection. c. aging.

_A___ 35. Bats and dolphins find objects in the dark by using
a. echolocation. b. sonar. c. resonance.

__B__ 36. Sonar devices send out waves of

a. infrasound. b. ultrasound. c. resonance.

_C___ 37. The energy carried by an electromagnetic wave is called

a. electricity. b. sunlight. c. electromagnetic radiation.

_B___ 38. All electromagnetic waves

a. need a medium to travel through. b. travel at the speed of light.

c. are longitudinal waves.

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__A__ 39. What model of light best explains the photoelectric effect?
a. particle model b. wave model c. filter model

_C___ 40. Electromagnetic waves with the lowest frequencies are

a. X-rays. b. ultraviolet rays. c. radio waves.

Q2: If a statement is true, write true. If it is false, write false:

_____T_______1. Waves that can travel with or without medium are called mechanical
waves.

____F________2. Mechanical waves form when a source of energy causes a medium

to compress.

_____F________3. The three types of mechanical waves are transverse waves,

latitudinal waves, and surface waves.

____T_________4. A(n)surface wave moves the medium in the same direction as the
wave travels.

_____T________5. Each particle of water in an ocean wave moves in a(n) circle.

______F_______6. A transverse wave moves a medium at a(n)obtuse angle to the

wave’s motion.

___F__________7. All waves have wavelength, frequency, rest point and speed.

____T_________8. The frequency of a wave remains constant if the medium,

temperature and pressure don’t change.

______F_______9. The speed, wavelength, and frequency of a wave are related by a

scientific theory.

____F__________10. The height of a wave`s wavelength depends on its amplitude.

______F________11. The amplitude of a(n) transverse wave is a measure of how

compressed or rarefied the medium becomes.

________T______12. Dividing the distance a wave travels by the time it takes to travel
that distance gives you the wave’s speed.

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_____F_______13. Waves change direction by diffraction, reflection, and deflection.

_____F_______14. The quality of sound depends on the temperature, stiffness, and

density of the medium the sound travels through.

_____T________15. Sound travels more quickly at higher temperature than at lower

temperature.

____T_________16. The state of a medium helps determine the speed of sound

passing through the medium.

______F_______17. The loudness of different sounds is compared in units called

hertz (Hz).

_______T______18. The farther apart a sound wave and its source are, the less
energy the sound wave has in a given area.

____F_________19. The diffusion theorem explains a change that occurs in the

frequency of a wave as its source in relation to an observer.

______F_______20. Sounds louder than 60dB can cause damage to your ears.

____F_________21. The distance from one compression to the next compression is

the amplitude of a longitudinal wave.

______T_______22. The law of reflection states that the angle of reflection equals the
angle of incidence.

______F_______23. Noise is a set of notes that combine in patterns that are pleasing.

_______T______24. A small drum produces a lower pitch sound than a larger drum
does.

______T________25. A sonar device measures the time it takes a sound wave to

return to the device.

_____F_________26. An echo is a diffracted sound wave.

______T________27. A sonogram can be created because sound reflects when it hits

tissues.

_____F_________28. Sound waves are transverse waves.

______F_______ 29. A change in pitch that happens because a sound source is

moving is called reverberation.
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____F_____ 30. All types of hearing loss can be helped with hearing aids.

_____T____ 31. Echolocation involves the reflection of ultrasound waves.

_____F_____32. Electromagnetic waves need a medium to travel through.

___F______33. Infrared rays have lower frequencies than radio waves.

Q3: Fill in the line to complete each statement:

1. A repeated up-and-down or back-and-forth movement is a(an) wave.

2. A type of movement that carries energy from place to place is a(an) vibration.

4. The basic properties of waves are amplitude, wavelength, frequency, and speed.

5. The bending of waves around the edge of a barrier is known as refraction

6. In standing waves, nodes are points with zero amplitude

7. A picture made from reflected ultrasound waves is a(an) ultrasound image.

8. The use of ultrasound to find objects underwater is a sonar

9. When light knocks particles out of a material, it is called the photoelectric effect.

10. A particle of light energy is known as a(an) photon.

11. Light that vibrates in just one direction after passing through a special filter is called
polarized light.

12. Waves that seem to be standing still are known as standing waves.

13. All electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed.

12. The higher the frequency of an electromagnetic wave, the more energy it has.

13. All electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed, but they have different
wavelengths and frequency.

14. An infrared camera takes a picture called a(n) thermogram

15. Destructive interference in a standing wave produces points with zero amplitude
called node.

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Q4: Solve these problems:
1.Calculate the wave speed (in m/s) for the following waves:
a) A sound wave in steel with a frequency of 500HZ and a wavelength of 3.0 meters.

S= 500 × 3= 1500 m/s

b) A ripple on a pond with a frequency of 2 Hz and a wavelength of 0.4 meters.

S= 2× 0.4 = 0.8 m/s

c) A radio wave with a wavelength of 30 m and a frequency of 10,000,000 hertz.

S= 10,000,000 × 30 = 300,000,000 m/s

2. calculate the wavelength (in meters) for the following waves:

a) A wave on a slinky spring with a frequency of 2 Hz travelling at 3 m/s.

Wavelength = 3/2= 1.5 m

b) An ultrasound wave with a frequency 40,000 Hz travelling at 1450 m/s in tissue.

Wavelength = 1450/40,000 = 0.036 m

c) A sound wave with frequency 440 Hz travelling at 340 meters per second in air.

Wavelength = 340/440 = 0.77 m.

3. Calculate the frequency (in Hz) for the following waves

a) A sound wave of wavelength 10 meters travelling at 340 meters per second.

Frequency = 340/10= 34 Hz.

b) A wave on the sea with a speed of 8 m/s and wavelength of 20 meters.

Frequency = 8/20 = 0.4 Hz.

c) A microwave of wavelength 0.15 meters travelling through space at 300,000,000

m/s. frequency = 300,000,000 /0.15 = 200,000,000,0 Hz.

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