Waves Practice

Which term best explains why the straw looks like it is broken?

• absorption

• refraction

• scattering

• transmission

A mirror is an example of light being ___________

• Reflected

• Refracted

• Absorbed

• Scattered

Which of the following type of wave requires a medium in order to be transmitted or travel?

• Electromagnetic Waves

• Sound Waves

• Light Waves

• Radio Waves

What do all waves have in common?

• They carry energy

• You can always see them

• They absorb light

• They do not carry energy

What causes light traveling in a straight line to bend?

• moving through the boundary of a new medium

• traveling through a uniform medium

• moving toward a solid object

• traveling through a dense liquid

Brianna reported a measurement in units of hertz. What property of a wave was she measuring?

• period

• frequency

• amplitude

• wavelength

Mei knows the wavelength and the frequency of a wave. How will she use this information to calculate the speed of the wave?

• Add frequency and wavelength

• Divide frequency by wavelength

• Divide wavelength by frequency

• Multiply wavelength and frequency

Frequency and wavelength are related in that:

• The shorter wavelength, the higher the frequency

• The longer wavelength, the higher the frequency

• The shorter wavelength, the lower the frequency

• The wavelength and frequency have no relationship

What is a measure of the wavelength?

• Distance from A to D

• Distance from A to C

• Distance from B to C

• Distance from A to B

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Trough

• Wavelength