Waves Quiz

What is a wave? (In physics)

• A disturbance in matter

• A section of the color spectrum

• A certain type of bug

• A form of greeting

Which of the following can be waves?

• Sound

• Water

• Food

• Animal

Which of these can be a wave?

• The ocean

• A large net

Which of these can be a wave?

• Sound

• Food

What can electronic waves travel through?

• Walls

• X-ray

• visible light

• microwaves

What can mechanical waves travel through?

• Solids

• Liquids

• Gases

• Space

What are waves caused by?

• vibration

• force

• sound

What are longitudinal waves?

• Waves that move parallel to the direction that the mediums are moving

• Waves that go up and down

• waves that go left and right

• waves that go from east to west across the earth

What are surfaces waves?

• Wave that occurs at the surface of two mediums

• A wave that is in space

• A wave that is underground

What is a wave frequency?

• How fast the waves move

• The amount of waves in a certain amount of time

• How strong the waves are

• The direction the wave moves