7th grade - chapter 7 pre assessment - Waves, Sound and Light

Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium like air or water to...

• move

• compress

• expand

• vibrate

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Waves tha move the particles of a medium in the same direction in which the waves are traveling...

• logitudinal waves

• transverse waves

• surface waves

• combination waves

The distance between two corresponding parts of the wave is the waves...

• amplitude

• wave length

• frequency

• speed

Why do you see lightning from a distant storm before you hear thunder?

• the thunder is produced after the lightning

• your eyes react faster than your ears

• light travels faster than sound

• sound travels faster than light

Sound is a disturbance that travel through a medium as a...

• logitudinal wave

• surface wave

• standing wave

• transverse wave

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Which waves have some electrical properties and some magnetic properties?

• electromagnetic wave

• mechanical wave

• longitudinal wave

• transverse wave

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The range of electromagnetic waves placed in a certian order is called the...

• electromagnetic feild

• electromagnetic spectrum

• electromagnetic wavelength

• electromagnetic frequency

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which of the following is NOT an electromagnetic wave?

• sound

• visible light

• X-ray

• ultraviolet rays

The maximum distance that the particles of a medium move from the rest position is the...

• amplitude of the wave

• wavelength of the wave

• frequency of the wave

• speed of the wave

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A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place is called a...

• medium

• wave

• vibration

• compression

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