Waves PASS Review

A wave transports _____ from one place to another.

• friction
• atoms
• energy
• amplitude

When sound waves are reflected back to the source, the reflected sound is called _______.

• a vibration
• absorption
• an echo
• pitched

The distance from one peak to the next on a wave is called the _______.

• waveform
• crest
• amplitude
• wavelength

For a sound to reach your ear, it must _______.

• go in all directions
• travel through some kind of matter
• travel only through air
• maintain its frequency until it reaches you

What form of energy is produced when vibration travels through a medium?

• electrical
• light
• radiation
• sound

S waves do not travel through the Earth's outer core. This is evidence that the outer core is _____.

• liquid
• rock
• gas
• metal

Which of the following is NOT an example of an electromagnetic wave?

• gamma rays
• ultraviolet light
• microwaves
• sound waves

A high-frequency wave has _____ than a low-frequency wave with the same amplitude coming from the same source.

• a longer wavelength
• a shorter wavelength
• the same wavelength
• a stronger source

Which of the following does NOT travel in the same type of wave as the others?

• a cry of help
• an x-ray in the hospital
• the red light from a stop signal
• a ray of sunlight through space

If the wavelength of one wave is 0.25 meters, how many waves will be formed in one meter?

• one
• eight
• four
• twenty-five