WorksheetsWave Terminology Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the term for waves bouncing back?
transmission
absorption
reflection
refraction
What is the term for waves moving into something?
transmission
absorption
reflection
refraction
What is the term for light being bent?
reflection
transmission
absorption
refraction
What is the distance between two crests of waves called?
amplitude
wavelength
frequency
crest
What type of wave requires a medium to travel through?
mechanical
electromagnetic
longitudinal
transverse
What type of waves travel through an electric or magnetic field?
mechanical
longitudinal
electromagnetic
transverse
What is the number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time called?
amplitude
frequency
wavelength
crest
What is the height of a wave called?
amplitude
frequency
wavelength
crest
What is the energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles called?
mechanical
electromagnetic
radiation
transmission
What is the ability to do work called?
energy
force
power
motion
What is the material through which a wave travels called?
medium
crest
trough
field
What is the highest point of a wave called?
trough
crest
amplitude
wavelength
What is the lowest point of a wave called?
crest
amplitude
trough
wavelength
What type of wave has the vibration of the medium parallel to the direction the wave travels?
transverse wave
longitudinal wave
mechanical wave
electromagnetic wave
What type of wave moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels?
longitudinal wave
mechanical wave
transverse wave
electromagnetic wave
What is the term for an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface?
parallel
perpendicular
transverse
longitudinal
What is the term for sets of waves traveling together in the same direction with crests about equally distant from each other?
parallel
perpendicular
transverse
longitudinal
What is the term for sending something across places or passing along?
transmit
reflect
absorb
refract
What is a field of force surrounding a charged particle called?
medium
crest
trough
field
What is waves moving into a medium?
reflection
transmission
absorption
refraction
