Waves Notes Quiz

Waves are a repeating pattern of motion that transfers ______?

• Heat

• Sound

• Energy

• Mass

The properties of a wave are...

• Mass

• Amplitude

• Velocity

• Frequency

• Wavelength

The amplitude of a wave is its height from top to bottom.

• True

• False

The distance between the peaks of waves is the....

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Wavelength

How many waves pass a point in one second is the...

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wave Pattern

• Hertz

What is measured in hertz

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

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Sound waves need matter (a medium) to travel through

• True

• False

Sound Waves can be (select all that apply)

• Transmitted

• Emitted

• Submitted

• Absorbed

• Reflected

Light Waves need matter (a medium) to travel through

• True

• False

When light waves are reflected...

• you can see colors

• the light will bounce off of a surface in a new direction

• be absorbed by the surface

• The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection