Quiz  /  Intro to Waves

  • 1. 
    A wave is a disturbance that transfers _____ from one place to another.

  • Energy
  • Air
  • Matter
  • Water

  • 2. 
    What kind of waves vibrate our eardrums so we can hear?

  • Light waves
  • Water waves
  • Microwaves
  • Sound waves

  • 3. 
    What kind of waves require some sort of medium to travel through?

  • Mechanical waves
  • Electromagnetic waves
  • All of the above
  • None of the above

  • 4. 
    What kind of waves can travel through a vacuum?

  • Mechanical waves
  • Electromagnetic waves
  • None of the above
  • All of the above

  • 5. 
    What kind of waves transfer energy?

  • All of the above
  • Mechanical waves
  • Electromagnetic waves
  • None of the above

  • 6. 
    Which of the following waves is a mechanical wave?

  • Radio waves
  • Microwaves
  • Light
  • Sound

  • 7. 
    Which of the following waves is an electromagnetic wave?

  • Seismic waves
  • Waves in a spring
  • Light
  • Water waves

  • 8. 
    In which of the following waves does the disturbance move in the same direction as the wave?

  • None of the above
  • Longitudinal waves
  • Transverse waves
  • All of the above

  • 9. 
    In which of the following waves does the disturbance move in a perpendicular direction to the wave?

  • Transverse waves
  • None of the above
  • Longitudinal waves
  • All of the above

  • 10. 
    What type of wave is a sound wave?

  • Longitudinal and electromagnetic
  • Longitudinal and mechanical
  • Transverse and electromagnetic
  • Transverse and mechanical
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