Light and Sound Wave Review

What is a measure of the energy of a wave?

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Hertz

• Frequency

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What is the number of waves passing in one second?

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Hertz

• Frequency

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What is the distance a wave travels from crest to crest or trough to trough?

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Hertz

• Frequency

Which statement is true about waves?

• Energy and matter is transferred

• Only energy is transferred and not matter

• Only matter is transferred and not energy

• All waves need a medium to travel

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Which of the following represent the relationship between frequency and wavelength?

• A wave with a short wavelength will have a high frequency.

• A wave with a long wavelength will have a high frequency.

• A wavelength with a short wavelength will have a low frequency.

• A wavelength with a long wavelength will have a low frequency.

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Light behaves like both a particle and a ________.

• wave

• current

• voltage

• mass

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Which item would reflect light waves the best?

• Paper

• Chair

• Mirror

• Desktop

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What type of particles make up light?

• Neutrons

• Electrons

• Protons

• Photons

What type of wave is a light wave?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

What type of wave is a sound wave? Mark only one oval.

• Transverse

• Longitudinal