Waves Quiz 1

What kind of wave is pictured?

• compressional wave
• transverse wave
• sound wave
• mechanical wave

What do we call the bottom of a transverse wave?

• crest
• trough
• wavelength
• amplitude

What do we call the top of the wave?

• crest
• trough
• amplitude
• frequency

Maurice is wearing a yellow shirt.  What behavior is causing our eye to see the yellow waves?

• absorption
• transmission
• reflection
• refraction

Paul is fishing out on the Resevoir.  He sees a fish from his boat and goes to spear it but misses by a lot but sees that the fish has not moved.  What caused him to think the fish was some where else?

• reflection
• transmission
• absorption
• refraction

What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?

• it makes the sound louder
• it makes the sound travel faster
• it increases the wavelength of the sound
• it increases the frequency of the sound

Waves that require a medium are called 

• mechanical waves
• transverse waves
• light waves
• gamma rays

What happens when an object absorbs electromagnetic waves?

• It bends the object

• It heats the object up

• It causes it to become transparent

• It stays the same

Why would a wave change direction?

• Because it went from a medium to empty space
• Because it went from one medium to another
• the amplitude
• the amplitude of the wave

This behavior occurs when energy is not transferred through or reflected by a medium.

• refraction
• reflection
• transmission
• absorption