6th Grade Ch 15, Lesson 1 (Waves) Test

Front

What does a wave transfer? Options: power, water, energy

Back

energy

Front

Which type of wave is a radio wave? Options: mechanical, longitudinal, elecromagnetic

Back

electromagnetic

Front

Which type of wave has rarefactions and compression? Options: transverse, longitudinal, electromagnetic

Back

longitudinal

Front

Which type of wave is produced by movement at cracks in Earth's upper level?

Back

Seismic

Front

What is the name for the lowest point of a transverse wave?

Back

Trough

Front

What is the name for the highest point of a transverse wave?

Back

Crest

Front

What do you call a wave that can only travel through matter?

Back

Mechanical Wave

Front

A material in which a wave travels is called a ____________.

Back

Medium

Front

__________ wave is a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.

Back

Traverse

Front

______________ wave makes the particles in a medium move parallel to the direction that the wave travels.

Back

Longitudinal