Mechanical and Electromagnetic Waves Quiz

Which of the following is true for sound waves?

• They require a medium.

• They are unrelated to vibrations.

• They cannot travel through liquids

• They can travel in a vacuum

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How do electromagnetic and mechanical waves compare?

• Mechanical waves can only travel through a vacuum, but electromagnetic waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas.

• Mechanical waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can only travel through a gas.

• Mechanical waves can only travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum.

• Mechanical waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can only travel through a solid.

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A student asks a series of questions about a wave. The answer to which question will allow the student to determine whether the wave is electromagnetic or mechanical?

• Does it require a medium in order to travel?

• Can it pass through air and water?

• Does it have a measurable speed?

• Does it have a measurable frequency?

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A student is measuring the distance between the crest and the rest position of both a mechanical wave and an electromagnetic wave. Which question is the student trying to answer?

• What is the speed of the waves?

• What is the amplitude of the waves?

• What is the wavelength of the waves?

• What is the frequency of the waves?

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Which distance represents the wavelength?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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What do radio waves, microwaves, X-rays, and gamma rays all have in common?

• They all have the same wavelength.

• They are electromagnetic waves.

• They are detected in the same way.

• They store the same amount of energy.

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Point A represents what?

• Trough

• Midpoint

• Crest

• node

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Which part of the spectrum is letter D?

• Ultraviolet Rays

• Microwaves

• Visible Light

• Radio Waves

• Infrared Waves

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Longer wavelengths than infrared. Used for heating food.

• Ultraviolet Rays

• Microwaves

• Gamma Rays

• Radio Waves

• X-Rays

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Shorter wavelengths than infrared. Can cause sunburn.

• Ultraviolet Rays

• Gamma Rays

• Visible Light

• Radio Waves

• Infrared Waves

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