Quiz on TEKS 6.8.C Energy Transfer and Waves

What is the likely cause of the ripples in the water?

• Wind

• Sound waves from the speaker

• Heat

• Light

Which of the following is a type of wave?

• Longitudinal wave

• Circular wave

• Square wave

• Static wave

Which of the following best describes a transverse wave?

• Waves that move in a circular motion

• Waves where particles move parallel to the wave direction

• Waves where particles move perpendicular to the wave direction

• Waves that do not move

What kind of wave is pictured?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• surface
• none of the above

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What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave
• transverse wave
• sound wave
• mechanical wave

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Which of the following is a longitudinal wave?

• Light wave

• Sound wave

• Water wave

• Radio wave

Which of the following waves are mechanical waves?

• Light waves

• Radio waves

• Sound waves

• X-rays

Which type of wave can travel through the vacuum of space?

• Sound wave

• Water wave

• Electromagnetic wave

• Mechanical wave

What type of wave requires a medium to travel through?

• Electromagnetic wave

• Sound wave

• Light wave

• All of the above

This is an example of what kind of wave?

• longitudinal

• transverse