Physics Quiz

Seismic waves and sound waves have what in common?

• They are a type of mechanical wave.

• They are a type of electromagnetic wave.

• These waves move in a compression, longitudinal pattern.

• They don’t need a medium to travel through.

What medium does sound waves travel through?

• Air

• Water

• Solids

• All of the above

How are mechanical and electromagnetic waves different?

• Mechanical waves can pass through empty space while electromagnetic waves can’t.

• Mechanical waves need a medium to travel through while electromagnetic waves do not.

• Electromagnetic waves need a medium to travel through while mechanical waves don’t.

• Mechanical waves can pass through air while electromagnetic waves can’t.

Which of the following are electromagnetic waves?

• Light

• Water

• Seismic

• Sound

How do compression waves move?

• Right angle to the energy

• Perpendicular to the energy movement

• Same direction as the movement of the energy

• Depends on the amount of energy.

This is a measure of the energy of a wave.

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Hertz

• Frequency

What is the number of waves passing in one second?

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Hertz

• Frequency

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

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