Waves pretest

What do all waves transmit?

• matter
• energy
• water
• sound

What do playing a guitar, banging a drum, and dropping a pebble in the water have in common?

• they all produce light
• they all cause vibrations
• they all convert heat to energy
• they need gravity to move

Sound waves, water waves, and light waves are all alike in that they all________________

• move energy from one place to another
• move at the same speed
• move without vibrating
• move the fastest in water

What is the distance between two consecutive points in phase on a wave called?

• Frequency

• amplitude

• Period

• wavelength

Regions in a sound wave where particles are farthest apart are called___________

• Compressions
• depressions
• rarefactions
• Condensations

In which medium would sound move the fastest?

• vacuum
• water
• steel
• air

What three bones are in the middle ear?

• hammer, wrench, lumbar
• pinna, ear canal, hammer
• retina, anvil, pinna
• hammer, anvil, stirrup

Earthquakes create ________________waves

• transverse
• dangerous
• electromagnetic
• seismic

A wave that needs a medium to travel is called a ____________ wave

• electromagnetic
• mechanical
• transverse
• longitudinal

The number of waves produced in a given amount of time is the wave’s __________

• amplitude
• wave speed
• wave length
• frequency