Ridin' the Waves Pre-Test

Which statement is true?

• The ability to do work - it makes things happen or causes changes.
• Energy is matter
• Energy is only ever potential
• Energy is only ever kinetic

All waves carry

• energy
• light 
• matter
• particles

What does it mean to refract?

• bounce off
• to bend
• curve outward
• reflect

What happens when light hits a mirror?

• it makes a color
• it reflects
• it makes a rainbow
• it passes through

A repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy.

• Hertz
• Medium
• Wave
• Transverse

The orange line is measuring the _________________________.

• wavelength
• amplitude
• crest
• trough

Which letter shows reflection? 

• Pathway A
• Pathway B
• Pathway C
• Pathway D

Which term explains the path of the light ray in this diagram?

• Convection
• Scattering
• Absorption
• Refraction

Sound travels fastest through

• solids
• liquids
• gases
• empty space

Which letter represents the wave trough?

• A
• B
• C
• D