Waves Quiz

Waves transfer _______.

• particles

• matter

• energy

In a longitudinal wave, a ____ is an area where the particles are spread apart and a ____ is an area where the particles are close together.

• crest, trough

• compression, rarefaction

• rarefaction, compression

• trough, crest

Waves that can travel through empty space are called _____ waves. Waves that require a medium to travel, such as air or water, are called _____ waves.

• mechanical, electromagnetic

• electromagnetic, mechanical

• crest, trough

• compressional, rarefactional

In this diagram of a transverse wave, A is showing the wave's _____ and B is showing the wave's _____.

• amplitude, trough

• amplitude, crest

• wavelength, trough

• wavelength, crest

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

A mechanical wave cannot travel through...

• a vacuum(empty space).
• water.
• air. 
• glass.

When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?

• The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
• The wavelength increases.
• The wavelength decreases.
• More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.

Material (matter) through which a wave travels

• medium
• Doppler Effect
• sound
• pitch

The number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given amount of time is...

• frequency

• wave speed

• amplitude

• wavelength