Waves Review

What is a wave?

• The number of wavelengths that pass a certain point in a given amount of time

• Energy that transfers in a repeating pattern over time

• The amount of matter that moves in a pattern through space

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

• Wavelength
• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Speed

Why do you see lightning from a distant storm before you hear thunder?

• Your eyes react faster than your ears
• Light travels faster than sound
• The thunder is produced after the lightening

The more ____________________ a wave has, the greater its amplitude.

• reflection

• energy

• speed

• frequency

Why do green plants look green?

• Reflect blue and yellow wavelengths
• Absorb green wavelengths
• Transmit green light
• They reflect green wavelengths of the visible spectrum

Which of the following would reflect rather than refract? 

• Magnifying Glass
• Lens
• Mirror
• Prism

A substance or material that carries a wave.

• Medium
• Amplitude
• Crest
• Mechanical Wave

Which of the following has the lowest frequency?

• Gamma  Rays
• Ultra Violet
• Radio 
• Visible light

What is the bending of waves called?

• Refraction
• Diffraction
• Wave
• Medium

What is this called?

• refraction
• reflection
• reconstroction
• retraction