Quiz 2: Waves and Light

Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Frequency
• Wavelength

What is another name for wave height?

• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Wavelength
• Origin

Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?

• A
• B 
• C
• D
  D

Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?

• A
• B 
• C
• D

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time?

• frequency
• wavelength
• midpoint
• crest and trough

Waves that require a medium are called 

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

What kind of waves can travel through space?

• electromagnetic waves
• compressional waves
• longitudinal waves
• sound waves

How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves? 

• They have very short wavelengths 
• They transmit energy instead of matter 
• They can travel through a vacuum 
• They can change direction by reflection 

The action of a wave bouncing off a surface is called __________________.

• rarefaction
• refraction
• reflection
• diffraction