Waves

The distance between two crests or two troughs that are next to each other is called (a) _____________.

• Law of Reflection
• frequency
• wavelength
  wavelength
• amplitude

In an Earthquake, the smaller the amplitude of the seismic wave, the _______ damage it causes as it moves along Earth's surface.

• more
• less

The _____ of a wave depends on the material it travels through.

• transmission
• amplitude
• refraction
• speed

The number of waves that passes through a point in one second is called ________.

• speed
• frequency
• wavelength
• amplitude

When a wave hits an object that it cannot pass through, it will _________.

• diffract, or bend around the object
• continue traveling in a straight line
• refract, or change direction
• be absorbed by the object

Which is an example of electromagnetic wave?

• light
• x-rays
• radio
• All are examples of electromagnetic waves.

Seismic waves contain which type of waves?

• transverse
• compressional
• both transverse and compressional
• neither transverse or compressional

How does the sun's energy move through space?

• as compression waves
• as seismic waves
• as transverse waves
• as electromagnetic waves

Do waves always travel in a straight line?

• yes
• no

Waves bouncing off a surface is an example of __________.

• absorption
• wavelength
• reflection
• refraction