Electromagnetic and Mechanical Waves Assessment

Which of the following is a similarity between mechanical and electromagnetic waves?

• Mechanical waves require a medium to travel, while electromagnetic waves do not.
• Both mechanical and electromagnetic waves can transfer energy.
• Mechanical waves can travel through a vacuum, similar to electromagnetic waves.
• Electromagnetic waves only travel in straight lines, just like mechanical waves.

What are the parts of a transverse mechanical wave?

• Compression, refraction, speed, frequency
• Crest, trough, amplitude, wavelength
• Diffraction, rarefaction, medium, frequency
• Velocity, pitch, loudness, timbre

Which of the following is an example of a transverse mechanical wave?

• Sound wave
• Light wave
• Water wave
• Seismic wave

How many types of Mechanical waves are there?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

What are the two types of Mechanical waves?

• Refracted and diffracted
• Longitudinal and transverse
• Sound and light
• Absorbed and reflected

Describe the only type of electromagnetic wave.

• Longitudinal
• Circular
• Transverse
• Perpendicular

Where do areas of compressions and rarefactions occur in longitudinal waves?

• Only in thick mediums
• In regions with high temperature
• In the same location within the wave
• In alternating regions along the wave

Which of the following is an example of a longitudinal wave?

• X-ray
• Gamma ray
• Seismic wave
• Microwaves

What are two examples of compressional wave types?

• Light wave and ocean wave
• Seismic wave and radio wave
• Sound wave and microwave
• Ultraviolet wave and heat wave

What is an example of a transverse mechanical wave?

• Earthquake
• Light wave
• Thunder
• X-ray