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Waves Basics Quiz
  • 1. A disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another
A) mechanical Wave
B) impulse
C) reaction force
D) thermal energy
  • 2. The material through which a wave travels
A) fiber
B) ethernet
C) medium
D) fabric
  • 3. The highest point of a transverse wave
A) rarefaction
B) compression
C) crest
D) trough
  • 4. The lowest point of a transverse wave
A) crest
B) amplitude
C) wavelength
D) trough
  • 5. A wave that causes a medium to vibrate perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels
A) vibrational wave
B) longitidunal wave
C) transverse Wave
D) thermal wave
  • 6. An area of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are closer together than usual
A) trough
B) crest
C) compression
D) rarefaction
  • 7. An area of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are more spread out than usual
A) frequency
B) compression
C) rarefaction
D) amplitude
  • 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) node
D) interference wave
  • 9. The verb that means how a wave moves through a medium
A) populate
B) squiggle
C) bend
D) propagate
T wave
  • 10. What type of wave is illustrated here?
A) longitidunal wave
B) transverse wave
C) interference wave
D) submarine wave
L wave
  • 11. What type of wave is illustrated here?
A) transverse wave
B) longitudinal wave
T wave
  • 12. What is the name of the part of the wave by # 4?
A) crest
B) wavelength
C) trough
D) amplitude
T wave
  • 13. What is the name of the part of the wave by # 2?
A) trough
B) wavelength
C) amplitude
D) crest
T wave
  • 14. What is the name of the part of the wave by # 3?
A) amplitude
B) crest
C) wavelength
D) trough
T wave
  • 15. What is the name of the part of the wave by # 1?
A) wavelength
B) amplitude
C) crest
D) trough
diff amps
  • 16. Which wave has the bigger amplitude?
A) A1
B) They both have the same amplitude
C) A2
D) There is no amplitude shown
diff amps
  • 17. Which wave has the greater wavelength?
A) A2
B) There is no wavelength shown
C) They both have the same wavelength
D) A1
  • 18. Which of the following produce(s) the most EM waves on Earth?
A) the energy of distant stars
B) a vacuum
C) artificial lights
D) the high energy of the Sun
  • 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) light waves
B) water waves
C) seismic waves
D) sound 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) speed of electromagnetic waves in a vacuum
B) motion of a medium caused by electromagnetic waves
C) conversion of electromagnetic waves into kinetic energy
D) energy that moves as electromagnetic waves
  • 23. Electromagnetic waves from this part of the spectrum are used in radar and cell phones
A) gamma rays
B) x-rays
C) ultraviolet light
D) radio waves
  • 24. These electromagnetic waves have the highest energy.
A) x-rays
B) radio waves
C) gamma rays
D) ultraviolet light
  • 25. This type of electromagnetic wave is frequently associated with heat.
A) infrared light
B) radio waves
C) ultraviolet light
D) microwaves
  • 26. Waves from the sun in this part of the electromagnetic spectrum can burn your skin.
A) radio waves
B) microwaves
C) ultraviolet light
D) x-rays
  • 27. These electromagnetic waves pass through soft tissue but are absorbed by bone.
A) x-rays
B) radio waves
C) microwaves
D) ultraviolet light
  • 28. The smallest part of the electromagnetic spectrum is made up of this type of wave.
A) visible light
B) ultraviolet light
C) microwaves
D) radio waves
  • 29. What do all of the colours in visible light make when all together?
A) white light
B) a path to lucky charms
C) black light
D) a gross brown colour
  • 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) 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) Only electromagnetic waves transport energy.
D) Waves (water) are transverse waves since they move from left to right, while the water around them moves up and down.
  • 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) frequency
B) amplitude
C) wavelength
  • 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) x-rays
B) infrared
C) ultraviolet rays
D) gamma rays
  • 39. Which colour has the highest frequency?
A) yellow
B) violet
C) red
D) blue
E) green
  • 40. Which colour has the longest wavelength?
A) blue
B) red
C) violet
D) yellow
E) green
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