Mechanical vs. Electromagnetic Waves Vocab Building

Multiple Choice

Which type of waves must have a medium in order to travel?

• electromagnetic wave

• mechanical wave

Multiple Choice

All waves carry

• energy

• light 

• matter

• particles

Multiple Choice

A sound wave is an example of what type of wave?

• electromagnetic wave

• mechanical wave

Multiple Choice

A light wave is an example of what type of wave?

• electromagnetic wave

• mechanical wave

Multiple Choice

What is a medium?

• something between a small and a large?

• the substance through which a wave can travel

• a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still

• the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave