Waves Question Preview (ID: 60828)
Types And Properties Of Waves.
TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.
Unlike other waves, electromagnetic waves can
a) travel through the vacuum of empty space
b) travel only through water
c) travel only electrically
d) travel only magnetically
A ________ is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another
a) matter
b) wave
c) rarefaction
d) medium
The distance from corresponding wave parts (Crest to Crest)
a) amplitude
b) trough
c) crest
d) wavelength
The height of a wave
a) crest
b) medium
c) amplitude
d) wavelength
The frequency of a wave is
a) how far the wave travels
b) the number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time
c) the distance between compressions
d) the distance between rarefactions
The four properties of a wave are
a) amplitude wavelength, frequency, and speed
b) amplitude, wavelength, frequency, and height
c) wavelength, frequency, speed, and hertz
d) frequency, speed, height, and hertz
A repeated back and forth or up and down motion
a) matter
b) energy
c) vibration
d) slinky
The material through which a mechanical wave travels
a) space
b) energy
c) light
d) medium
A wave that vibrates the medium at a right angle or perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving is called
a) longitudinal wave
b) electromagnetic wave
c) transverse wave
d) surface wave
A wave that transfers energy parallel to the direction the wave is moving
a) longitudinal wave
b) electromagnetic wave
c) transverse wave
d) surface wave
Play Games with the Questions above at ReviewGameZone.com
To play games using the questions from above, visit ReviewGameZone.com and enter game ID number: 60828 in the upper right hand corner or click here.
To play games using the questions from above, visit ReviewGameZone.com and enter game ID number: 60828 in the upper right hand corner or click here.
TEACHERS / EDUCATORS
Log In | Sign Up / Register
Log In | Sign Up / Register