Sound and Light 6

what is a wave?

• A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

• A disturbance that transfers matter from one place to another

• energy that makes particles move

• any type of matter that vibrates back and forth

What kind of waves need a medium to travel through?

• electromagnetic waves

• mechanical waves

• surface waves

• particle waves

The trough of a wave is...

• The lowest point on the wave

• The highest point on the wave

• The middle of the wave

• The height of a wave

A wave where the particles move up and down, but the wave moves left to right is called a

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Mechanical Wave

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Which wave has the largest wavelength?

• A
• B
• C
• None (same wavelength)

True or False: Electromagnetic waves can travel with or without a medium

• True

• False

Which of the following is not a part of the electromagnetic spectrum?

• light waves

• radio waves

• microwaves

• sound waves

How fast do electromagnetic waves travel through the vacuum of space?

• they don't

• 250,000,000 m/s

• the speed of light

• 100mph

Select all of the transverse waves

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