Waves Unit Review 2020

What is transferred by a wave?

• Particles

• Atoms

• Matter

• Energy

A wave that requires a medium to travel through.

• Radiation

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Mechanical Wave

• Light

What type of wave is this?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Surface

• Electromagnetic

The distance from crest to crest on a wave

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Speed

The amount of waves that pass a point every second is called ____ and is measured in ____.

• Speed, meters per second

• Frequency, Hertz

• Wavelength, meters

• Time, seconds

Which wave has a higher frequency?

• Wave A

• Wave B

Sound travels as this type of wave

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Electromagnetic

What property of the sound wave affects the loudness?

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

When you hear an echo, you are hearing sound that ____ off of a surface back to you.

• Transmits

• Absorbs

• Reflects

If you increase the amplitude and decrease the frequency of a sound, it will be...

• louder and higher pitched

• louder and lower pitched

• quieter and higher pitched

• quieter and lower pitched