Which of the following is true for sound waves?

They are unrelated to vibrations.

They cannot travel through liquids

How do electromagnetic and mechanical waves compare?

Mechanical waves can only travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum.

Mechanical waves can only travel through a vacuum, but electromagnetic waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas.

Mechanical waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can only travel through a gas.

Mechanical waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can only travel through a solid.

A student asks a series of questions about a wave. The answer to which question will allow the student to determine whether the wave is electromagnetic or mechanical?

Does it require a medium in order to travel?

Can it pass through air and water?

Does it have a measurable speed?

Does it have a measurable frequency?

What do radio waves, microwaves, X-rays, and gamma rays all have in common?

They are electromagnetic waves.

They all have the same wavelength.

They are detected in the same way.

They store the same amount of energy.

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS

Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio

Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

associated with longitudinal waves

associated with transverse waves

When comparing the two waves that are shown, how would Wave A (green wave) differ than Wave B (black wave)?

Wave A and B have the same amplitude, but wave B (black) has a lower pitch.

Wave A and B have the same amplitude, but Wave A has a lower pitch.

Wave A and B have the same pitch, but Wave A is a softer sound.

Wave A and B have the same pitch, but Wave B is a softer sound.

When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?

The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.

More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.

Electromagnetic waves include the following except

doing the wave at a football game

What affects the amplitude of a sound wave?

The amount of energy that is put into a wave determines its amplitude.

The amount of mass that is put into a wave determines its amplitude.

The amount of gravity that is put into a wave determines its amplitude.

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS

Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio

Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

Put the visible light colors in order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet

Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Red

Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, Violet, Blue, Indigo

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A wave carries...?

energy only

matter only

energy and matter

neither

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?

sound

light

ocean

seismic

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What kind of waves can travel through space?

electromagnetic waves

compressional waves

longitudinal waves

sound waves

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The lowest part of the wave is called the ?

frequency

crest

amplitude

trough

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The highest point of a wave is called the ?

crest

trough

wavelength

frequency

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a second?

frequency

wavelength

midpoint

crest and trough

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In a longitudinal wave, the particles move...?

back and forth

up and down

not at all

at a 90 degree angle

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Wave Unit Test

A wave carries...?

Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?

What kind of waves can travel through space?

The lowest part of the wave is called the ?

The highest point of a wave is called the ?

What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a second?

In a longitudinal wave, the particles move...?

Amplitude is a measure of how much _________ the wave is carrying

_____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.

The longer the _ the __ the frequency.

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Wave Unit Test

A wave carries...?

Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?

What kind of waves can travel through space?

The lowest part of the wave is called the ?

The highest point of a wave is called the ?

What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a second?

In a longitudinal wave, the particles move...?

Amplitude is a measure of how much _________ the wave is carrying

_____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.

The longer the _____________ the ______________ the frequency.

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The longer the _ the __ the frequency.