Wave Properties Test

Front

What is the difference between electromagnetic and mechanical waves?

Back

Mechanical waves require a medium, while electromagnetic waves do not.

Front

What is NOT transferred by a wave?

Back

Matter.

Front

How does a wave behave when it encounters a barrier?

Back

It may be reflected, refracted, diffracted, transmitted or absorbed.

Front

What is the medium of a wave?

Back

A substance through which a wave travels.

Front

What are electromagnetic waves?

Back

Waves that do not require a medium and can travel through a vacuum.

Front

What are mechanical waves?

Back

Waves that require a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to travel.

Front

What is reflection in wave behavior?

Back

When a wave bounces back after hitting a barrier.

Front

What is refraction in wave behavior?

Back

The bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another.

Front

What is diffraction in wave behavior?

Back

The spreading out of waves when they pass through a narrow opening or around obstacles.

Front

What is transmission in wave behavior?

Back

When a wave passes through a medium without being absorbed.