Light Waves Review

What type of wave travels perpendicular from the source of energy?

• Longitudinal

• Transverse

• Orbital

• Barrel

What is the highest point on a wave called?

• The attic

• The trough

• The crest

• The rest position

What do you call any solid, liquid, or gas that carries a waves energy?

• Crest

• Transparent

• Large

• Medium

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What is the wave height from the crest or the trough to the rest position called?

• Velocity

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

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What do you call the number of waves that pass by a fixed location in one second?

• Amplitude

• Velocity

• Wavelength

• Frequency

Which type of wave requires no medium to travel in?

• Electromagnetic

• Transverse

• Mechanical

• Longitudinal

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The change of direction in light as it enters a new medium is known as..

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

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Visible light is this type of wave..

• Electomagnetic / Longitudinal

• Mechanical / Longitudinal

• Electromagnetic / Transverse

• Mechanical / Transverse

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Sound is this type of wave..

• Electromagnetic / Longitudinal

• Mechanical / Longitudinal

• Electromagnetic / Transverse

• Mechanical / Transverse

What is the distance from two equal points on repeating waves called?

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Velocity

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