Waves Quiz

A wave that has a high frequency probably has a ______ wavelength.

• Normal

• Large

• Small

Waves that have the matter moving back and forth at right angles to the direction that the wave travels are known as

• Transverse Waves

• Longitudinal Waves

• Compression Waves

These waves need a medium to travel through

• Light waves

• Mechanical Waves

• Large Waves

When an object causes a wave to change direction and bend around it, this is known as?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

When a wave bends due to a change in speed as it passes into a different medium, this is known as

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

These are the rhythmic disturbances that transfer energy through matter or space

• Waves

• Energy

• Stars

Waves in which the matter moves back and forth in the same direction that the wave is traveling are known as

• Transverse Waves

• Normal Waves

• Compressional Waves

This is the process of a wave striking a surface and bouncing off

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

According to the Law of Reflection, the angle of _______ is the same as the angle of reflection

• compression

• rarefaction

• incidence

This is a solid, liquid, or gas that a wave travels through.

• Medium

• Phase

• Incidence