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Waves Basics Quiz - Skyndipróf
  • 1. A disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another
A) thermal energy
B) impulse
C) mechanical Wave
D) reaction force
  • 2. The material through which a wave travels
A) fiber
B) fabric
C) ethernet
D) medium
  • 3. The highest point of a transverse wave
A) crest
B) rarefaction
C) compression
D) trough
  • 4. The lowest point of a transverse wave
A) wavelength
B) trough
C) crest
D) amplitude
  • 5. A wave that causes a medium to vibrate perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels
A) vibrational wave
B) thermal wave
C) transverse Wave
D) longitidunal wave
  • 6. An area of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are closer together than usual
A) compression
B) crest
C) rarefaction
D) trough
  • 7. An area of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are more spread out than usual
A) amplitude
B) rarefaction
C) frequency
D) compression
  • 8. A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels
A) transverse wave
B) longitudinal wave
C) interference wave
D) node
  • 9. The verb that means how a wave moves through a medium
A) bend
B) propagate
C) populate
D) squiggle
T wave
  • 10. What type of wave is illustrated here?
A) submarine wave
B) longitidunal wave
C) interference wave
D) transverse wave
L wave
  • 11. What type of wave is illustrated here?
A) longitudinal wave
B) transverse wave
T wave
  • 12. What is the name of the part of the wave by # 4?
A) trough
B) amplitude
C) crest
D) wavelength
T wave
  • 13. What is the name of the part of the wave by # 2?
A) crest
B) trough
C) wavelength
D) amplitude
T wave
  • 14. What is the name of the part of the wave by # 3?
A) wavelength
B) trough
C) crest
D) amplitude
T wave
  • 15. What is the name of the part of the wave by # 1?
A) crest
B) wavelength
C) amplitude
D) trough
diff amps
  • 16. Which wave has the bigger amplitude?
A) There is no amplitude shown
B) A1
C) They both have the same amplitude
D) A2
diff amps
  • 17. Which wave has the greater wavelength?
A) There is no wavelength shown
B) They both have the same wavelength
C) A2
D) A1
  • 18. Which of the following produce(s) the most EM waves on Earth?
A) artificial lights
B) the high energy of the Sun
C) the energy of distant stars
D) a vacuum
  • 19. What is the relationship between frequency and wavelength?
A) The greater the frequency, the shorter the wavelength
B) The shorter the wavelength, the smaller the frequency
C) The greater the frequency, the longer the wavelength
  • 20. Which of the following waves are NOT mechanical waves?
A) sound waves
B) light waves
C) water waves
D) seismic waves
  • 21. A wave that can travel in both a vacuum and a medium is
A) mechanical waves
B) when the queen greets her subjects while cleaning
C) electromagnetic waves
  • 22. Radiant energy is the
A) energy that moves as electromagnetic waves
B) speed of electromagnetic waves in a vacuum
C) motion of a medium caused by electromagnetic waves
D) conversion of electromagnetic waves into kinetic energy
  • 23. Electromagnetic waves from this part of the spectrum are used in radar and cell phones
A) x-rays
B) ultraviolet light
C) gamma rays
D) radio waves
  • 24. These electromagnetic waves have the highest energy.
A) radio waves
B) x-rays
C) ultraviolet light
D) gamma rays
  • 25. This type of electromagnetic wave is frequently associated with heat.
A) ultraviolet light
B) infrared light
C) radio waves
D) microwaves
  • 26. Waves from the sun in this part of the electromagnetic spectrum can burn your skin.
A) ultraviolet light
B) microwaves
C) x-rays
D) radio waves
  • 27. These electromagnetic waves pass through soft tissue but are absorbed by bone.
A) radio waves
B) ultraviolet light
C) x-rays
D) microwaves
  • 28. The smallest part of the electromagnetic spectrum is made up of this type of wave.
A) microwaves
B) radio waves
C) visible light
D) ultraviolet light
  • 29. What do all of the colours in visible light make when all together?
A) white light
B) a gross brown colour
C) black light
D) a path to lucky charms
  • 30. A higher amplitude means the wave has more energy. True or False?
A) True
B) False
diff frequency
  • 31. Which wave has the greater frequency?
A) Top
B) They have the same frequencies
C) Bottom
  • 32. Which of the following statements is FALSE!
A) Only electromagnetic waves transport energy.
B) A longitudinal wave propagates parallel to its centre motion.
C) Waves (water) are transverse waves since they move from left to right, while the water around them moves up and down.
D) Transverse waves have crests and troughs, while longitudinal waves have compression zones and rarefaction zones.
  • 33. Which of the following is measured in Hertz?
A) wavelength
B) frequency
C) amplitude
  • 34. Which is an example of longitudinal waves?
A) sound waves
B) water waves
  • 35. Characteristic of waves represented by the Greek letter "lambda"
A) amplitude
B) wavelength
C) frequency
  • 36. Calculating frequency times wavelength, is the equation for what?
A) amplitude of a wave
B) narliness of a wave
C) speed of a wave
  • 37. The Electromagnetic Spectrum...
A) organizes all EM waves according to their amplitude and medium
B) organizes all EM waves according to their wavelength and their frequency
C) organizes how much shock you can get from the outlets in your home
  • 38. Which of the following could be used to treat cancer?
A) x-rays
B) ultraviolet rays
C) infrared
D) gamma rays
  • 39. Which colour has the highest frequency?
A) violet
B) red
C) yellow
D) green
E) blue
  • 40. Which colour has the longest wavelength?
A) violet
B) red
C) blue
D) yellow
E) green
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