Mighty Waves Quiz

What causes a wave in the ocean?

• Energy passing through water

• Fish swimming

• Moonlight

• Sand shifting

What is the highest point of a wave called?

• Trough

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

What type of wave moves perpendicular to the disturbance that caused it?

• Sound wave

• Longitudinal wave

• Transverse wave

• Ocean wave

What affects the loudness of a sound?

• Pitch

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

What type of wave do leaves rustling in the wind create?

• Transverse wave

• Longitudinal wave

• Sound wave

• Ocean wave

What causes waves in a slinky toy when one end is moved?

• Energy passing through the toy

• Magnetic force

• Vibrations through the air

• Electric current

What happens to the wavelength of ocean waves as they get closer to the shore?

• It gets longer

• It stays the same

• It gets shorter

• It disappears

What is the measurement of the distance between the crest and the trough of a wave?

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Velocity

What type of wave moves in the same direction as the disturbance that caused it?

• Ocean wave

• Sound wave

• Longitudinal wave

• Transverse wave

What causes waves in the ocean to slow down and get closer together as they approach the shore?

• Shifting tides

• Underwater currents

• Shallow water

• Strong winds