Waves and Electromagnetic Spectrum

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place is called a ____.

• wave

• medium

• vibration

• compression

The highest parts of a transverse wave are called ____.

• troughs

• crests

• nodes

• wavelengths

Waves that move the particles of the medium parallel to the direction in which the waves are traveling are called ____.

• compressional waves

• transverse waves

• surface waves

• combination waves

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is the wave's ____.

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency

• speed

The interaction between two waves that meet is called ____.

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

• interference

Frequency is measured in units called ____.

• amps

• hertz

• nodes

• antinodes

When a wave hits a surface through which it CANNOT pass and bounces back, it undergoes ____.

• reflection

• refraction

• constructive interference

• destructive interference

Which waves have some electrical properties and some magnetic properties?

• longitudinal waves

• transverse waves

• mechanical waves

• electromagnetic waves

Electromagnetic waves can transfer energy without a (an) ____.

• medium

• electric field

• magnetic field

• change in either a magnetic or an electric field

When a police officer uses radar for speed control, the officer is using what kind of electromagnetic waves?

• radio waves

• gamma rays

• ultraviolet rays

• X-rays