Sound and Light Waves Facts

Sound and light waves carry _______.

• energy

• matter

• weight

• temperature

Which type of wave is a sound wave?

• Longitudinal

• Transverse

• Both

• Neither

The wavelength of a sound wave is the distance between successive _______ or _______.

• compressions, rarefactions

• nodes, antinodes

• peaks, troughs

• crests, valleys

The wavelength of a light wave is the distance between successive _______ or _______.

• crests, troughs

• nodes, antinodes

• peaks, valleys

• sources, detectors

The amplitude of a light wave is the measurement of the height of the wave between its resting point and _______ or _______.

• crest, trough

• wavelength, frequency

• speed, direction

• reflection, refraction

The frequency of light and sound waves is a measure of the amount of _______ that pass a point in a given amount of time.

• waves

• energy

• particles

• vibrations