Bailey researched how waves travel through the ground during an earthquake. She drew a diagram of one, called an S wave, moving through Earth’s crust. Based on her diagram, what kind of wave is an S wave?

Earth quake waves are not really waves

Visible, infrared, and ultraviolet light are electromagnetic waves that travel from the sun to Earth. The diagram below shows some types of electromagnetic waves. Which statement best explains what electromagnetic waves are?

disturbances in electric and magnetic fields

waves that vibrate through a medium

disturbances in the atmosphere of space

Which statement about the effects of medium on the speed of a mechanical wave is true?

A mechanical wave generally travels faster in solids than liquids.

Medium has no effect on the speed of a mechanical wave.

A mechanical wave always travels through liquids at the speed of light.

A mechanical wave generally travels faster in gases than liquids.

A mechanical wave passes through two media, medium A and medium B. If the wave’s speed decreases when passing from medium A into medium B, which of the following is true?

Medium A is a solid and medium B is a gas.

Medium A is a liquid and medium B is a solid.

Medium A is a solid and medium B is a vacuum.

Medium A is a vacuum and medium B is a liquid.

A student is investigating two transverse waves. One of the waves is electromagnetic and the other wave is mechanical. Which question would best help the student identify each wave as either electromagnetic or mechanical?

What type of energy is transferred by each wave?

Which wave can travel through air?

What direction does each of the waves travel?

What do radio waves, microwaves, X-rays, and gamma rays all have in common?

They are electromagnetic waves.

They all have the same wavelength.

They are detected in the same way.

They store the same amount of energy.

Which of the following statements is true with regard to transverse and longitudinal waves?

Transverse waves have motion perpendicular to velocity, while longitudinal waves have motion parallel to velocity

Both transverse waves and longitudinal waves have motion parallel to velocity.

Both transverse waves and longitudinal waves have motion perpendicular to velocity.

Transverse waves have motion parallel to velocity, while longitudinal waves have motion perpendicular to velocity.

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between wavelength and frequency?

The longer the wavelength, the lower the frequency.

The longer the wavelength, the higher the frequency.

The shorter the wavelength, the lower the frequency.

The shorter the wavelength, the weaker the frequency.

Which of the following is true for sound waves?

They are unrelated to vibrations.

They cannot travel through liquids.

How do sound waves transfer energy?

by the vibration of particles in a medium

What property do all types of waves share?

They travel through all forms of matter

They can travel through a vacuum of empty space.

How do particles move in a longitudinal wave?

The vibrations move parallel to the wave's direction of travel.

The vibrations move perpendicular to the wave's direction of travel.

The vibrations move in opposition to the wave's direction of travel.

The vibrations move in circles along the wave's direction of travel.

In order to double the wavelength of a wave,

the frequency should be halved.

the frequency should be doubled.

the amplitude should be doubled.

UNIT 8: WAVES

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Light travels as a(n) ________________________ wave.

longitudinal

sound

electromagnetic

high amplitude

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next wave is the ________________________ .

amplitude

trough

frequency

wavelength

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

________________________, the number of waves produced in a given amount of time, is expressed in Hertz.

Frequency

Wavelength

Amplitude

Electromagnetic vibration

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sound is a(n) ________________________ wave because it cannot travel without a medium.

electromagnetic

mechanical

transverse

high frequency

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The maximum distance that the particles of a medium move away from their rest position is a measure of a wave’s ________________________.

crest

trough

amplitude

function

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Shae uses the volume control on her TV to make the sound louder or softer. Which property of waves is Shae's volume control changing?

wave period

amplitude

wavelength

wave speed

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement best explains what waves are?

wavy lines on graph paper

disturbances that transfer energy

light energy that changes into particles of matter

circles that move out from a central place

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UNIT 8: WAVES

40 questions

Light travels as a(n) ________________________ wave.

The distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next wave is the ________________________ .

________________________, the number of waves produced in a given amount of time, is expressed in Hertz.

Sound is a(n) ________________________ wave because it cannot travel without a medium.

The maximum distance that the particles of a medium move away from their rest position is a measure of a wave’s ________________________.

Shae uses the volume control on her TV to make the sound louder or softer. Which property of waves is Shae's volume control changing?

Which statement best explains what waves are?

What property of the wave does F measure?

Which type of electromagnetic wave has the highest frequency?

Bailey researched how waves travel through the ground during an earthquake. She drew a diagram of one, called an S wave, moving through Earth’s crust. Based on her diagram, what kind of wave is an S wave?

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