Waves & Sound Test Review

Waves that require a medium to travel through are _____________

• Mechanical
• Electromagnetic
• Water
• Sound

A wave that vibrates the medium perpendicular to the direction of the wave is

• Parallel
• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Surface

The high and low points on a transverse wave are called the

• trough and node
• node and trough
• crest and trough
• amplitude and trough

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What does a wave transfer?

• matter

• energy

• power

• water

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which type of wave is a radio wave?

• mechanical

• longitudinal

• electromagnetic

Which type of wave has rarefactions and compressions?

• transverse

• longitudinal

• electromagnetic

What is the name for the lowest point on a transverse wave?

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

• amplitude

What is the highest point on a transverse wave?

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

• amplitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Waves do NOT transfer this.

• energy

• matter

• space

• power

Sunlight produces these kind of waves.

• mechanical waves

• transverse waves

• electromagnetic waves

• matter