Waves Review

Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to...

• Move
• Expand
• Vibrate
• Compress

Waves that move the particles of the medium parallel to the direction in which the waves are traveling are called

• Surface Waves
• Combination Waves
• Longitudinal Waves
• Transverse Waves

What occurs when vibrations traveling through an object match the object’s natural frequency?

• Refraction
• Reflection
• Diffraction
• Resonance

The maximum distance that the particles of a medium move from the rest position is the

• Wavelength of the Wave
• Frequency of the Wave
• Amplitude of the Wave
• Speed of the Wave

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is the wave’s

• Wavelength
• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Speed

The speed of a wave is its wavelength multiplied by its

• Vibration
• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Reflection

Which wave has the greatest amplitude?

• The blue wave
• The red wave

Which of the following is true about waves?

• When wavelength increases frequency increases
• When wavelength decreases, frequency increases
• When wavelength decreases, frequency decreases

Which type of electromagnetic radiation produces the heat we can feel coming from the toaster?

• Radio waves
• Infrared waves
• X-rays
• Gamma rays

How is wavelength measured?

• From trough to crest (B to D)

• From the center line to the crest (B to C)

• From the crest of one wave to the crest of the next (B to F)

• From one end of the wave to the far end of the wave (A to H)