QUIZ 1: Waves

1. Waves are a transfer of...

• your brush to your hair
• light
• energy
• heat

2. What kind of wave is this?

• transverse wave
• sound wave
• longitudinal wave

3. Which electromagnetic wave has the HIGHEST energy?

• radio waves
• microwaves
• gamma rays
• X-rays

4. What do we call the bottom of a wave?

• crest
• wavelength
• trough
• amplitude

5. Which of these electromagnetic waves has the LOWEST energy?

• green
• yellow
• red
• purple

6. Which wave has the LARGEST wavelength?

• 1
• 2
• 3

7. Which wave has the LARGEST amplitude?

• 1
• 2
• 3

8. In our virtual lab, experiment 1, we studied how tension affects wave speed. Which one best describes the relationship between tension and wave speed?

• as tension goes UP, speed goes DOWN
• as tension goes UP, speed also goes UP
• as tension goes UP, speed stays the same

9. What is frequency?

• how fast a wave moves back and forth per second
• how many waves travel a fixed distance per second
• how many seconds per wave
• how many waves are on the string

10. Which wave has a high frequency?

• A
• B