EXERCISE 8TH GRADE

WAVES

1. In __________ waves, matter in the medium moves 12. __________ is a system that uses the reflection of
forward and backward in the same direction the wave underwater sound waves to detect objects.
travels. a. Sonar
a. Transverse b. Radar
b. Longitudinal c. Echolocation
c. Radio d. The Doppler Effect
d. Ocean
13. Which type of waves below are sound waves?
2. The matter through which a mechanical wave travels is a. Sonar
called a __________. b. Radio
a. wave relay c. Longitudinal
b. medium d. Transverse
c. substrate
d. conductor 14. As frequency increases, wavelength __________.
a. Decreases
3. Sound waves cannot travel in outer space because b. Remains constant
__________ . c. Becomes faster
a. the gas molecules in outer space air are too far apart d. Increases
b. they are electromagnetic waves
c. they cannot travel through a medium 15. The process of locating objects by emitting sounds and
d. they are mechanical waves interpreting the reflected sound waves is __________.
a. Echolocation
4. What is the region of a compressional wave where b. Sonar
particles are far apart called? c. Radar
a. Rarefaction d. Ultrasound
b. Crest
c. Trough 16. What is the frequency of a wave that has a speed of 340
d. Rest position m/s and a wavelength of 1.7 m?
a. 200 Hz
5. In __________ waves, matter in the medium moves back b. 220 Hz
and forth at right angles to the direction the wave travels. c. 222 Hz
a. Transverse d. 400 Hz
b. Light
c. Longitudinal 17. Which type of waves is represented above the drum in the
d. Sound illustration?

6. A __________ is a repeating disturbance that transfers

energy through matter or open space.
a. Medium
b. Conductor
c. Frequency
d. Wave

7. __________ is the distance from the top of one crest of a

transverse wave to the top of the next crest in that wave.
a. Wavelength
b. Amplitude
c. Frequency
a. Electromagnetic
d. Wave velocity
b. Reflected
c. Transverse
8. Which of the following does a transverse wave have?
d. Longitudinal
a. Rarefactions
b. Ability to travel through space
18. What property of the wave is labeled G?
c. Compressions
d. Amplitude

9. How does temperature of a medium affect the speed of

sound waves?
a. As the temperature of a substance decreases, sound
waves in it move faster.
b. As the temperature of a substance increases, sound
waves in it move more slowly.
c. Temperature does not affect the speed of sound
waves. a. Amplitude
d. As the temperature of a substance increases, sound b. Crest
waves in it move faster. c. Trough
d. Wavelength
10. The human perception of sound intensity is __________.
a. Acoustics 19. What range of frequencies can most humans hear?
b. Loudness a. 0 Hz to 7,000 Hz
c. Frequency b. 0 Hz to 170 Hz
d. Pitch c. 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz
d. 100 Hz to 10,000 Hz
11. The __________ is the frequency at which a material
tends to vibrate when it is disturbed.
a. Pitch
b. Natural frequency
c. Quality
d. Resonance
20. What part of the wave is labeled G?
24. A hiker shouts toward a vertical cliff 640 m away. The
echo is heard 4 s later. What is the speed of sound of the
hikers’ voice in air?
a. 160 m/s
b. 320 m/s
c. 640 m/s
d. 960 m/s

25. The speed of a transverse wave in a string is 15.0 m/s. If a

source produces a disturbance that has a frequency of 6.00
Hz, what is its wavelength?
a. Amplitude a. 1.5 Hz
b. Compression b. 2.5 Hz
c. Rarefaction c. 3.5 Hz
d. Wavelength d. 4.5 Hz
21. What part of the wave is labeled K? 26. A periodic longitudinal wave that has a frequency of 20 Hz
travels along a coil spring. If the distance between
successive compressions is 0.8 m, what is the speed of
the wave?
a. 12 m/s
b. 14 m/s
c. 16 m/s
d. 32 m/s

27. A sound wave produced by a clock chime is heard 600 m

away 2 s later. The sound wave has a frequency of 200
Hz. What is the wave’s wavelength?
a. 0.75 m
a. Amplitude b. 1.50 m
b. Rarefaction c. 2.25 m
c. Compression d. 3.00 m
d. Wavelength
28. Two sounds have the same pitch, but one is louder than
22. Suppose you are sitting at an outdoor band concert. Using the other. What is different about the two sounds?
the data in the table, how long would it take you to hear a. Their amplitudes
the beat of a drummer 85 m away? b. Their frequencies
Speed of Sound in Different Materials c. Their wavelength
Material Speed of sound (m/s) d. Their speeds
Air 340
Water 1500 29. What kind of waves requires a medium?
Steel 6000 a. All transverse waves
a. 0.20 s b. Only some longitudinal waves
b. 0.25 s c. All electromagnetic waves
c. 0.40 s d. All mechanical waves
d. 0.60 s
30. What type of wave is a sound wave?
23. A fish locator sends out a pulse of sound and measures a. Transverse
the time for the sound to bounce off the fish and travel b. Electromagnetic
back to the boat. If the fish are 300 m below the boat, how c. Longitudinal
long would the sound's round trip in water take? d. Refracted
Speed of Sound in Different Materials
Material Speed of sound (m/s) 31. What is carried from particle to particle in a water wave?
Air 340 a. Speed
Water 1500 b. Amplitude
Steel 6000 c. Energy
a. 0.20 s d. Matter
b. 0.30 s
c. 0.40 s
d. 0.50 s
LIGHT, SHADOW AND PLANE MIRROR

32. Which point on the screen is not illuminated by the lamps? 40. Which of the following is the angle of reflection for the light
ray given in the figure?

a. 70º
b. 60º
c. 35º
a. L d. 30º
b. M
c. N 41. The following is a picture of an arrow object in front of a
d. O plane mirror:
33. Which one of the statements below is incorrect for light?
a. It travels in straight lines.
b. It can pass through all substances.
c. It is faster than sound.
d. It travels more slowly in water than in air. Which of the figures below is the image of the arrow in a
plane mirror?
34. Which of the following is a self-luminous source? a.
a. Earth
b. Mirror
c. Moon
d. Sun
b.
35. The following is list of some materials:
I. Glass
II. Water
III. Concrete
IV. Air c.
V. Wood
How many of the materials given above are opaque?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4 d.
d. 5

36. What is a light year?

a. A unit of time
b. The name of a star
c. The distance covered by light in one year 42. The image of a clcok-face in a mirror is as shown in the
d. The distance between the stars figure. Which of the following is the right time?

37. Which of the properties below is not correct for the image
in a plane mirror?
a. Virtual
b. The same size as the object
c. Can be projected onto a screen
d. Inverted

38. A boy stands 10 m in front of a plane mirror, then he moves

3 m towards the mirror. How many meters does his image a. 06:55
move towards him? b. 13:20
a. 20 c. 08:05
b. 14 d. 08:20
c. 7
d. 6 43. Which of the following is the image of the number in the
mirror?
39. Which letter shows the angle of incidence in the figure?

a.

a. A
b. B b.
c. C
d. D
c.

d.
 44. Which of the following is not a color of the rainbow? 47. The angle of incidence
a. Yellow a. Must equal the angle of reflection.
b. Green b. Is always less than the angle of reflection.
c. Red c. Is always greater than the angle of reflection.
d. White d. May be greater than, less than, or equal to the angle
of reflection.
45. These followings statements are about the light.
(1) Light propagates in straight line. 48. The principle on which mirrors work is
(2) A transparent object can transmit some of the light it
a. Refraction.
received.
(3) A dark object can transmit all of the light it received.
b. Polarization.
The correct statements are…. c. Dispersion.
a. (1), (2) and (3) d. Reflection.
b. (1)
c. (1) and (2) 49. Solar eclipse occur when
d. (1) and (3) a. Sun, earth and moon align
b. Earth, moon, and sun align
46. Two plane mirrors are pinched together to form an angle c. Earth, sun, and moon align
of 60°. The numbers of the image formed by both mirrors d. Moon, earth, sun perpendicular to each other
are....
a. 4 50. Plane mirrors produce images which…
b. 5 a. Are always smaller than the actual object.
c. 6 b. Are always larger than the actual object.
d. 7 c. Are always the same sizes as the actual object.
d. Could be smaller, larger, or the same size as the
actual object, depending on the placement of the
object.