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