Waves Review

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 on a wave called?

• frequency

• period

• amplitude

• wavelength

Regions in a sound wave where particles are farthest apart are called ____________________.

• compressions

• condensations

• depressions

• rarefactions

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

A light wave is both a(n) _____________.

• longitudinal and transverse wave

• transverse and electromagnetic wave

• electromagnetic and stagnant wave

• opaque and transverse wave

A medium is:

• a wave

• the blind spot at the back of the eye

• the middle part of the ear

• a substance through which matter can travel