Quiz on Waves and Light

What are mechanical waves?

• Disturbances that travel through a medium and require a material substance to propagate

• Waves that can travel through a vacuum

• Waves with the highest energy

• Colors of visible light

Which type of waves can travel through a vacuum?

• Mechanical waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• Transverse waves

• Longitudinal waves

What is the movement direction of transverse waves?

• Up and down

• Back and forth

• Circular

• Diagonal

What is the movement direction of longitudinal waves?

• Up and down

• Back and forth

• Circular

• Diagonal

What is the highest point of a wave called?

• Trough

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

What is the lowest point of a wave called?

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

What does the rest position of a wave refer to?

• Highest point of a wave

• Lowest point of a wave

• Normal, undisturbed level of the medium

• Distance between consecutive crests

What is the amplitude of a wave?

• Wave's height

• Distance between crests

• Normal level of the medium

• Wave's length

What is the wavelength of a wave?

• Wave's height

• Distance between consecutive crests or troughs

• Normal level of the medium

• Highest point of a wave

What is visible light?

• High-energy waves

• Colors

• Shorter than visible light

• Highest energy