Wave & Magnet Test

Which of the options is the scientific explanation for a WAVE?

• Any disturbance that transfers energy from place to place

• Something you can surf on.

• A transfer of thermal energy from one medium to another.

• When molecules disperse as a result of Charles' Law

What is a medium?

• Someone that talks to ghosts.

• A material/matter in which a wave travels through.

• The length of a transverse wave.

• An absence of all matter

Which type of wave must have a material to transfer through?

• Electromagnetic radiation

• Mechanical waves

Radio waves, x-rays, and microwaves are all examples of what?

• The light spectrum

• Electromagnetic radiation

• Potential energy

• 1980s New Wave music

Which of these images show a transverse wave?

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What wave feature is B indicating on the diagram?

• crest

• trough

• amplitude

• wavelength

What wave feature is D indicating on the diagram?

• crest

• trough

• amplitude

• wavelength

What term does the following sentence describe?

The distance between the highest point of a wave crest and the resting position of the wave is the _________.

• frequency

• amplitude

• trough

• resting position

Q1. a motor converts electrical current into:

• chemical energy

• electric energy

• mechanical life

• mechanical energy/force

electric current can cause a magnetic field

• True

• False