Physics Waves Quiz

Which of the following statements about waves is false?

• Waves have mass.

• Waves cannot travel through empty space (a vacuum).

• Waves are traveling energy.

• Waves can move through most materials.

Waves that use matter to transfer energy are called

• electromagnetic

• medium

• mass

• mechanical

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What type of waves do not require matter to carry energy?

• ocean

• mechanical

• electromagnetic

• all of the above

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Picture a bird landing at a bird feeder outside a window. The image of this bird in the window is the result of light being

• absorbed

• transmitted

• reflected

• refracted

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The matter through which a mechanical wave travels is called a

• wavelength

• medium

• frequency

• conductor

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As the wavelength of a wave increases, its energy ________.

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The distance between two troughs is called the ________.

As the wavelength of a wave increases, its frequency ______.

• increases

• decreases

• is unaffected

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The ______ of a wave is how many wavelengths pass a certain point each second.

• amplitude

• velocity

• compression speed

• frequency

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A sound wave is produced when an object ______.

• goes faster

• slows down

• vibrates

• produces light

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