Waves Review

Which wave would you hear first due to Doppler effect, if both represent the wave produced by a passing car?

• C

• D

• neither

• a

What kind of wave can travel through space?

• electromagnetic waves

• compressional waves

• transverse waves

• longitudinal waves

A wave carries...?

• energy only

• matter only

• the matter carries the energy

• neither

Amplitude reflects the amount of ____________________ in a wave.

• energy

• compression

• rarefaction

• speed

Which wave has a greater frequency?

• A

• B

Sound is caused by? 

• force

• vibrations

• instruments

• medium

Waves that require a medium are called 

• mechanical waves

• transverse waves

• light waves

• gamma rays

When a wave's amplitude increases it means

• it's carrying more energy

• its wavelength gets longer

• its frequency increases

• its wavelength decreases

You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

• matter

• light

• energy

• heat

The longer the _____________  the ______________ the frequency.

• wavelength, lower

• wavelength, higher

• amplitude, lower

• amplitude, higher