Waves

What do all waves transmit?

• matter

• Water

• energy

• sound

What do playing a guitar, banging a drum and dropping a pebble in the water have in common?

• they all produce light

• they all cause vibrations

• they all convert heat to energy

• they need gravity to move

Sound waves, water waves and light waves are all alike in that they all

• move energy from one place to another

• move at the same speed

• move without vibrating

• move the fastest in water.

What is the distance between two consecutive points in phase on a wave called>

• Frequency

• amplitude

• Period

• wavelength

Regions in a sound wave where particles are farthest apart are called

• compressions

• depressions

• condensations

• rarefactions

In which medium would sound move the fastest?

• Vacuum

• water

• air

• steel

Answer explanation

Earthquakes create ________ waves

• transverse

• dangerous

• seismic

• electromagnetic

A wave that needs a medium to travel is called a _______ wave.

• electromagnetic

• transverse

• mechanical

• longitudinal

the number of waves produced in a given about of time is the wave's _______

• amplitude

• wave length

• wave speed

• frequency

Answer explanation

A light wave is both a(n)

• longitudinal and transverse wave

• transverse and electromagnetic wave

• electromagnetic and stagnant wave

• opaque and transverse wave