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What is the correct order of electromagnetic waves from lowest to highest frequency? (some are missing)
a) x-rays, ultra violet rays, infrared rays, radio waves, gamma rays
b) radio waves, infrared rays, ultraviolet rays, x-rays, gamma rays
c) ultraviolet rays, radio waves, gamma rays, x-rays, infrared rays
d) gamma rays, radio waves, x-rays, ultraviolet, infrared rays
Which of the following is NOT an electromagnetic wave?
a) light
b) radio
c) ocean waves
d) microwave
The pencil looking broken in water is an example of_____________.
a) rarefaction
b) reflection
c) refraction
d) compression
Unlike mechanical waves, an electromagnetic (EM) wave can travel through ____________.
a) water
b) empty space
c) the ground
d) air
Which term indicates when a wave bounces back off a smooth surface?
a) reflection
b) refraction
c) diffraction
d) fraction
When a wave bends as it changes speed going through a different medium, it is called __________________.
a) reflection
b) refraction
c) diffraction
d) transparent
Loud sound waves carry what kind of amplitude?
a) low amplitude
b) medium amplitude
c) high amplitude
d) no amplitude
Which is a direct measure of a wave’s energy?
a) absorption
b) mass
c) density
d) amplitude
Which type of wave is sound?
a) electromagnetic
b) compression
c) magnetic
d) rarefaction
When sunlight shines on a leaf the leaf looks green. Why does the leaf look green?
a) It absorbs all the white light and turns most of it into green light.
b) It absorbs only the green part of the light.
c) It reflects the green light waves and absorbs most of the rest.
d) It gives off its own green light.
Which of the following correctly expresses the relationship between frequency and wavelength?
a) Frequency increases as wavelength decreases.
b) Frequency decreases as wavelength decreases.
c) Frequency is equal to wavelength.
d) Frequency and wavelength are unrelated.
What type of wave is made up of rarefactions and compressions?
a) transverse wave
b) compression wave
c) big wave
d) small wave
The lowest part of a transverse wave is its ____________________.
a) compression
b) crest
c) rarefaction
d) trough
How is amplitude measured?
a) from the rest position to the crest
b) from the trough to the crest
c) from the back to the front
d) all the way down the wave
How is wavelength measured?
a) from the crest to the trough
b) from one crest to another crest
c) from the front to the back
d) from the rest position to the crest
Transverse waves travel in what direction compared to the medium?
a) parallel
b) upside down
c) left and right
d) perpendicular
A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicular (at a right angle) to the direction of the wave are called:
a) sound waves
b) reflected waves
c) transverse waves
d) longitudinal waves
A wave transfers ___________________ from one place to another.
a) matter
b) mass
c) energy
d) solids
The material through which a wave travels is called a ______________.
a) medium
b) wave
c) motion
d) frequency
All waves that require a medium to travel are:
a) light waves
b) longitudinal waves
c) mechanical waves
d) compression waves
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