The Nature of Waves Quizizz

What is a wave?

• A) A repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter or space

• B) A solid object that remains stationary

• C) A type of sound that cannot travel through space

• D) A form of energy that does not move

Ocean waves disturb the water and transfer energy through it.

• True

• False

What do waves not move?

• Energy

• Matter

• Water

• Air

What is transferred through waves?

• Matter

• Energy

• Water

• Air

A wave will travel only as long as it has ______ to transfer.

• energy

• mass

• speed

• direction

What type of waves do not need a medium to travel?

• water waves

• electromagnetic waves

• sound waves

• seismic waves

What is a characteristic of transverse waves?

• A) Medium moves back and forth at right angles to the direction the wave travels

• B) Medium moves back and forth along the same direction that the wave travels

• C) Medium moves in a circular motion

• D) Medium remains stationary

Fill in the blank: The wave shown in the diagram is a _________.

• Longitudinal Wave.

• Transverse Wave.

• Surface Wave.

• Standing Wave.

What type of waves are NOT considered sound waves?

• compressional wave

• longitudinal wave

• transverse wave

• mechanical wave

How do compressions travel through the air?

• As longitudinal waves

• As transverse waves

• As circular waves

• As stationary waves