Waves Quiz 1

Waves that need to travel through matter are known as

• Medium waves

• Mechanical waves

• Air waves

• Heat waves

A high point of a wave is known as a

• upside

• crest

• peak

• flip

A low point of a wave is known as a

• downside

• well

• trough

• flop

Height of a wave from resting position

• crest

• trough

• amplitude

• wavelength

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is the ____.

• crest

• trough

• amplitude

• wavelength

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength

What do waves transfer?

• Energy only

• Energy and matter or particles

• Matter or particles but not energy

• Matter only

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

Sound does not travel in space because

• Space is too far away.
• There is no matter in space.
• Space is the final frontier
• Space has planets.