Waves Quiz

If a storm is 7.5 km away, how much time is expected between observation of lightning and thunder?

• 22600000 s

• 0.023 s

• 22.6 s

• 2482.5 s

Which color wave has the slowest frequency?

• Red

• Violet

• Green

• Orange

An electromagnetic radio wave is received by a transmitter before it is converted to a sound wave.  The radio wave has a wavelength of 23,076 m and a frequency of 13,000 Hz. What velocity is the wave traveling at before the transmitter converts it to a sound wave?

What property of waves is shown?

• absorption

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

What property of waves is shown?

• absorption

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

What property of waves is shown?

• absorption

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

What property of waves is shown?

• absorption

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

A wave has a wavelength of 2.3 m and a frequency of 370 Hz. What is the speed of the wave?

• 161 m/s

• 331 m/s

• 621 m/s

• 851 m/s

In what medium would sound not travel?

• vacuum

• air

• water

• metal