Waves

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

• move

• compress

• expand

• vibrate

Waves that require a medium are called 

• mechanical waves
• transverse waves
• light waves
• gamma rays

What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave

• transverse wave

• sound wave

• mechanical wave

What can electromagnetic waves travel through?

• mediums
• empty space
• solely solids
• both mediums and empty space

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength

Which wave is pictured?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Both
• Neither

What type of wave move a slinky back and forth?

• longitudinal
• transverse

Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Frequency
• Wavelength

When light hits something like a raindrop or a prism, it will...

• Be absorbed
• Refract, or bend
• Neither