6th grade sound and light waves test

which wave of the rainbow has the shortest wavelength

• red
• yellow
• violet

wave intensity is also called

• frequency
• amplitude
• volume

the only wave that we can see; comes from the sun

• ultraviolet light
• microwaves
• visible light

the top of the wave is called

• crest
• trough
• wavelength

where the waves are further apart in compressional waves

• compression
• wavelength
• rarefaction

measure of sound; cycle per sound

• decibel
• hertz
• volume

change in sound as you move

• motion
• rarefaction
• dopplar effect

from crest to crest is called

• crest
• trough
• wavelength

the bottom of the wave is called _______

• crrest
• trough
• wavelength

from the mid-line to the top of the crest is called

• amplitude
• frequency
• volume