International Maarif schools-Erbil
Grade 8 Science worksheet
2024 May
1- The bending of a wave as it enters a new medium at an angle.
A) Reflection B) Refraction
C) Diffraction D) Rarefaction
2- The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
A) Compression B) Rarefaction
C) Crest D) Trough
3- The matter through which a wave travel.
A) Atmosphere B) Medium
C) Electromagnetic Field D) Liquids and Gasses
4- The distance from one crest to another (or one trough to another).
A) Wavelength B) Frequency
C) Amplitude D) Wave Speed
5- When two waves interfere in such a way that the crests line up with the troughs and result in a
wave with less amplitude.
A) Standing Wave B) Constructive Interference
C) Destructive Interference D) Transverse Wave
6- When two waves interfere in such a way that a crest becomes higher or a trough becomes
lower (due to the two crests or troughs hitting the medium at the same time)
A) Standing Wave B) Constructive Interference
C) Destructive Interference D) Transverse Wave
7- sound waves with frequencies below 20 hertz (too low for humans to hear).
A) Ultrasonic B) Supersonic
C) Infrasonic D) Semisonic
8- The process of using reflected sound waves to find objects; used by animals such as bats
A) Night Vision B) Echolocation
C) Infrared D) Refraction
9- The number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time.
A) Frequency B) Amplitude
C) Wavelength D) Wave Interference
10- What is vibration?
A) Unit used to measure loudness
B) The back and forth movement of molecules
C) The measure of the frequency of the vibration of the source of a sound
D) The number of waves that pass a point in a second
11- What is compression?
A) A unit used to measure frequency
B) Measured from one compression to another compression, or from one rarefraction to another
rarefraction
C) The part of a sound wave where molecules are spread apart
D) The part of a sound wave where molecules are pushed together
12- What is Hertz (HZ)?
A) The part of a sound wave where molecules are spread apart
B) Measured from one compression to another compression, or from one rarefraction to another
rarefraction
C) A unit used to measure frequency
D) The part of a sound wave where molecules are pushed together
13- Waves transfer (a)
A) Matter B) Molecules
C) Energy D) Atoms
14- Which letter represents amplitude? (a)
A) A B) B
C) C D) D E) E
15- What property of a wave is represented by letter B?
A) Wavelength B) Amplitude
C) Speed D) Frequency
16- What does point C represent?
A) Amplitude B) Trough
C) Crest D) Wavelength
17- What types of waves carry energy at a right angle or perpendicular to the direction of the
energy flow? (a)
A) Longitudinal waves B) Transverse waves
C) Sound waves D) Light waves
18- What are the parts of a longitudinal wave?
A) Compressions and rarefactions B) Crests and troughs
C) Compressions and crests D) Rarefactions and troughs
19- Which wave is pictured?
A) Transverse B) Longitudinal
C) Both D) Neither
20- If an object allows most all light to pass through it then it is___________
A) Transparent B) Opaque
C) Translucent C) Cold
21- The illustration shows a light ray striking an object In the illustration, the light ray striking
the object is_________.
A) Absorbed B) Stopped
C) Reflected D) Refracted
22- A metal spoon is placed in a pan of hot water. What will happen?
A) Heat will move from the spoon to the water.
B) Heat will move from the water to the spoon.
C) The temperature of the water will increase over time.
D) Nothing will happeden.
23- Ryan rubs two sticks together quickly. When he stops rubbing the sticks, he notices that they
are warm to touch where he rubbed them. Which type of energy has been produced?
A) Sound energy B) Electrical energy
C) Light energy D) Heat energy
24- Light is a kind of______
A) Reflection B) Energy
C) Heat D) Matter
25- Which statement describes the energy changes that occur when water in a tea kettle is heated
on a stove that uses natural gas?
A) Chemical energy to thermal energy to sound energy
B) Thermal energy to sound energy to light energy
C) Electrical energy to thermal energy to sound energy to light energy
D) Light energy to chemical energy to kinetic energy to sound energy
26- Which statement is true?
A) The quicker a molecule moves, the colder it is.
B) The slower a molecule moves, the warmer it is
C) The quicker a molecule moves, the warmer it is.
D) The movement of molecules doesn't affect temperature.
27- In heat transfer, the heat always moves from the _____ object to the _____ object.
A) Warmer to cooler B) Cooler to warmer
C) Warmer to warmer D) Cooler to cooler
28- How do molecules move in a hot object?
A) They don't move B) Slowly
C) Quickly D) Normal speed
29- Which is the source of heat that is caused when objects rapidly rub against each other?
A) Electricity B) Friction
C) Sunlight D) Mixing things together - chemical change
