Science Ch. 10: Light

_______ is a form of wave energy that travels in a straight line.

• Light

• Matter

• Amplitude

• Crest

Light waves can move through both ______ and empty space.

• matter

• electricity

• troughs

• mechanics

Light is a/an ___________ wave.

• electromagnetic

• perpendicular

• horizontal

• vertical

__________ is the height of a wave.

• amplitude

• light

• matter

• sound

The ______ of a transverse wave is the distance between two crests or between two troughs.

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency

• matter

The first thing God created was sound.

• true

• false

Light waves travel slower than sound waves do.

• true

• false

Waves that move perpendicular to the way that the matter is moving are called transverse waves.

• true

• false

All waves have the same basic properties.

• true

• false

What is the difference between frequency and the speed of a wave?

• Frequency is the number of waves that pass a certain point in one second.

• Speed is the distance that one wave travels in one second.

• Frequency is the number of waves that pass a certain point in 10 seconds.

• Speed is the distance that one wave travels in 10 seconds.