Introduction to Waves Quiz

What is a wave?

• A disturbance that transfers matter from one place to another

• A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter

• A disturbance that creates matter in one place and removes it from another

• A disturbance that creates energy in one place and removes it from another

What is a mechanical wave?

• A wave that can travel only through energy

• A wave that can travel through neither matter nor energy

• A wave that can travel only through matter

• A wave that can travel through both matter and energy

What is a medium in the context of waves?

• A material that absorbs waves

• A material that reflects waves

• A material in which a wave travels

• A material that blocks waves

In which type of wave is the disturbance perpendicular to the direction the wave travels?

• Sound wave

• Mechanical wave

• Longitudinal wave

• Transverse wave

What type of wave is a sound wave?

• Transverse wave

• Longitudinal wave

• Electromagnetic wave

• Mechanical wave

What does amplitude measure in a wave?

• The maximum extent of the repeating quantity from equilibrium

• The frequency of the wave

• The loudness of the wave

• The speed of the wave

How is loudness related to a sound wave?

• It measures the speed of the wave

• It measures the frequency of the wave

• It measures the amplitude of the wave

• It measures how you perceive the energy of a sound wave

What does intensity measure in a wave?

• The amplitude of the wave

• The frequency of the wave

• The amount of energy that passes through a square meter of space in one second

• The speed of the wave

What does wavelength measure in a wave?

• The speed of the wave

• The height of the wave

• The distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it

• The distance between two waves

What does frequency measure in a wave?

• The height of the wave

• The speed of the wave

• The distance between two waves

• The number of times the pattern repeats in a given amount of time