8th | Wave and Electromagnetic Spectrum Quiz

What is a wave?

• A wave is a type of bird

• A wave is a disturbance that travels through space and time, usually accompanied by the transfer of energy.

• A wave is a type of rock formation

• A wave is a type of weather phenomenon

What is the matter called which waves travel?

• Liquid

• Medium

• Solid

• Air

What is the time taken for one complete cycle of a wave called?

• wavelength

• period

• amplitude

• frequency

What is the number of complete cycles of a wave that occur in one second called?

• Frequency

• Velocity

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

What is the bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface called?

• absorption

• diffraction

• reflection

• refraction

What is the bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another called?

• diffraction

• refraction

• reflection

• absorption

What is the spreading out of waves as they pass through an opening or around obstacles called?

• diffraction

• absorption

• refraction

• reflection

What is the distance between two successive crests or troughs in a wave called?

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Velocity

• Wavelength

What is the maximum displacement of a point on the wave from its rest position called?

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Velocity

What is the speed at which a wave travels through a medium called?

• Velocity

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength