Waves Quiz

What is a wave?

• A disturbance that transfers mass from one place to another

• Something you do to greet someone

• A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

• A scientific event

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What are the 2 main types of waves we discussed?

• Sound and spring waves

• Mechanical and electromagnetic waves

• Battle ropes and stadium waves

• Microwaves and seismic waves

What is needed to start a mechanical wave?

• A source of energy

• An object with mass

• Gravity

• An object with low density

What is a medium?

• The matter that a wave travels through

• A venti at starbucks

• The energy in a wave

• The middle part of a wave

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Which option has 2 examples of mechanical waves?

• Microwaves and X-rays

• Seismic waves and Gamma rays

• Sound waves and radio waves

• Sound waves and stadium waves

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What is wave frequency?

• How low the lowest waves are

• The number of waves that pass a fixed point in unit time

• How tall the waves are

• The distance between two crests

Which wave has more energy, a high or low frequency wave?

• Low

• High

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What is an electromagnetic wave?

• A wave that does not travel

• A wave in the ocean

• Invisible forms of energy that travel throughout the universe

• Forms of energy that we can see that travel throughout the universe

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What can we see from an electromagnetic wave?

• The results of the energy/Final product

• The energy as it is traveling

• The protons moving

• All of the small particles in the wave

Which option has 2 examples of electromagnetic waves?

• Microwaves and X-Rays

• Visible light and Battle Ropes

• Sound waves and Radio waves

• Sound waves and Stadium waves