Waves Test Review

What is a wave?

• An irregular movement of energy across space

• A regular pattern of motion created by a vibratory disturbance

• The transfer of energy by electrical energy around a circuit

• The movement of energy and matter from one location to another

A wave transfers

• energy

• matter

• time

Which statement below best describes the motion of a wave?

• A wave causes particles in a medium to spread out

• A wave causes particles in a medium to condense together

• A wave causes particles to oscillate across a point called equilibrium

• A wave causes particles to rotate around a fixed point called the rest position

What are periodic waves?

• Waves that moves at a constant speed

• Waves that oscillate regularly

• Waves that transfer matter

Waves that are created by oscillations of electric and magnetic fields are called:

• Mechanical waves

• Sound waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• Gamma waves

What type of waves is produced by a moving or vibrating object?

• Mechanical waves

• Light waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• X-Rays

What kind of waves can travel in space?

• Sound waves

• Light waves

• Sound and Light waves

• Neither sound or light waves

Which statement best describes the movement of a transverse wave?

• Particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of the wave’s movement

• Particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of the wave’s movement

• Particles of the medium circle around the direction of the wave’s movement

• Particles of the medium radiate outward compared to the wave’s movement

Which statement best describes the movement of a longitudinal wave?

• Particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of the wave’s movement

• Particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of the wave’s movement

• Particles of the medium circle around the direction of the wave’s movement

• Particles of the medium radiate outward compared to the wave’s movement

If a crest is analogous to a compression then:

• A crest is also analogous to a trough

• A crest is also analogous to a rarefaction

• A trough is analogous to a rarefaction

• A trough is also analogous to a compression