Science Quiz on Waves and Forces

Sound waves do not travel through _____.

• solids

• liquids

• gases

• empty space

To produce sound, an object must be ____.

• moving

• heated

• in a gas

• vibrating

Sound travels fastest in a ____.

• solids

• liquids

• gases

• empty space

For a wave, the _____ the amplitude, the _____ energy the wave carries.

• larger, more

• smaller, more

• larger, less

• smaller, same

What is the highest point of a wave called?

• Crest

• Trough

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

What is the distance between two consecutive crests called?

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Period

What is the number of waves that pass a point in one second called?

• Wavelength

• Speed

• Frequency

• Amplitude

Which type of wave does not need a medium to travel?

• Sound Wave

• Water Wave

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Seismic Wave

Which type of wave moves perpendicular to its direction of energy transfer?

• Longitudinal Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Surface Wave

• Electromagnetic Wave

What type of wave is a sound wave?

• Longitudinal Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Surface Wave

• Electromagnetic Wave