Waves Review

_____ waves NEED a medium to travel.

• Seismic

• Light

• Mechanical

Radio Waves are an example of _________ waves.

• mechanical

• electromagnetic

• light

The distance in between two waves.

• wave speed

• frequency

• wavelength

the number of waves that pass a certain point.

• wave speed

• frequency

when a wave hits a barrier and bounces

• diffraction

• reflection

This is a high frequency wave. Which part of the wave is "B"

• crest/peak

• wavelength

• trough

Look at this wave. "A" is which part of a wave?

• Crest/Peak

• Wave Speed

• Resting Point

Which wave has the longest wave length?

• top wave

• bottom wave

The wave of energy we can see is ___________

• visible light

• radio waves

• microwaves

• x-rays

What is radiant energy?

• energy from the earth

• energy from heat

• energy given off by the sun

• energy from ocean waves