Wave Properties Quiz

What is a wave in the context of waves and electromagnetic radiation?

• The bending of a wave as it enters a new medium at an angle

• A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place

• The interaction between waves that meet

• Material through which a wave travels

What is the term for the material through which a wave travels?

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Medium

• Wavelength

What type of wave requires a medium through which to travel?

• Longitudinal wave

• Transverse wave

• Mechanical wave

• Standing wave

Which wave moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels?

• Longitudinal wave

• Transverse wave

• Mechanical wave

• Standing wave

What is a longitudinal wave?

• A wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction the wave travels

• A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels

• The interaction between waves that meet

• The maximum distance that the particles of a wave's medium vibrate from their rest position

What does amplitude refer to in the context of waves?

• The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

• The number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time

• The maximum distance that the particles of a wave's medium vibrate from their rest position

• The bending of a wave as it moves around an obstacle or passes through a narrow opening

What is the definition of wavelength?

• The maximum distance that the particles of a wave's medium vibrate from their rest position

• The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

• The number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time

• The interaction between waves that meet

How is frequency defined in the context of waves?

• The bending of a wave as it enters a new medium at an angle

• The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

• The number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time

• The interaction between waves that meet

What does reflection mean when discussing waves?

• The bending of a wave as it enters a new medium at an angle

• The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass

• The interaction between waves that meet

• The increase in the amplitude of a vibration that occurs when external vibrations match an object's natural frequency

What is refraction in terms of wave behavior?

• The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass

• The bending of a wave as it enters a new medium at an angle

• The interaction between waves that meet

• The increase in the amplitude of a vibration that occurs when external vibrations match an object's natural frequency