Wave Properties Quiz

Light travels fastest in which type of medium?

• Vacuum (space)

• Gas

• Liquid

• Solid

Sound travels fastest in what type of medium?

• Vacuum (space)

• Gas

• Liquid

• Solid

A medium is NOT required for sound to travel. True or False???

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which type of wave needs a medium to travel through?

• Radio

• Light

• Mechanical

• Electromagnetic

What is a wave?

• Any type of energy that makes particles move

• A disturbance that transfers matter

• A disturbance that transfers energy

• Any type of matter that vibrates back and forth

What happens to matter when a wave passes through it?

• It travels in the same direction as the wave

• It gets carried away by the wave

• It moves slightly then returns to its original position

• It will not move

What medium is the teacher voice traveling through in order to get to your ears?

• Air

• A vacuum

• Large vibrations

• Energy

Which medium would sound travel fastest through?

• Air

• A metal pipe

• Water

• A vacuum

A wave that has a larger wavelength has ___________ energy than a wave with a smaller wavelength.

• More

• Less

• Equal

• Double

Light travels slowest in

• A solid

• A liquid

• A gas

• A vacuum