Waves Quiz

What is a wave?

• A wave is a type of weather phenomenon.

• A wave is a type of particle.

• A wave is a form of electromagnetic radiation.

• A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy through a medium or space without transferring matter.

Name three types of waves.

• ocean waves, seismic waves, and gravitational waves.

• transverse waves, longitudinal waves, and surface waves.

• sound waves, light waves, and radio waves.

• mechanical waves, electromagnetic waves, and matter waves

What is the difference between transverse and longitudinal waves?

• The difference between transverse and longitudinal waves is the amplitude of the waves.

• The difference between transverse and longitudinal waves is the direction in which the particles vibrate.

• The difference between transverse and longitudinal waves is the frequency of the waves.

• The difference between transverse and longitudinal waves is the speed at which the waves travel.

What is the wavelength of a wave?

• The wavelength of a wave is the speed at which the wave travels.

• The wavelength of a wave is the time it takes for one complete wave cycle to pass a given point.

• The wavelength of a wave is the amplitude of the wave.

• The wavelength of a wave is the distance between two consecutive points in a wave that are in phase.

What is the amplitude of a wave?

• Minimum displacement or distance from the equilibrium position.

• The time it takes for one complete wave cycle.

• Maximum displacement or distance from the equilibrium position

• The speed at which a wave travels through a medium.

What is the frequency of a wave?

• The frequency of a wave is the number of complete cycles of the wave that occur in one second.

• The frequency of a wave is the speed at which the wave travels.

• The frequency of a wave is the amplitude of the wave.

• The frequency of a wave is the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs of the wave.

What is wave refraction?

• The reflection of waves off a solid surface.

• The absorption of waves by a medium.

• The scattering of waves in different directions.

• The bending of waves as they approach the shore due to changes in wave speed caused by variations in water depth.

How does wave refraction occur?

• Wave refraction occurs when waves approach a coastline at an angle and change direction as they encounter a change in water depth.

• Wave refraction occurs when waves approach a coastline and create a whirlpool effect.

• Wave refraction occurs when waves approach a coastline and disappear into the ocean.

• Wave refraction occurs when waves approach a coastline and bounce back in the opposite direction.

What is the law of refraction?

• The law of refraction is Snell's law.

• The law of refraction is Newton's law.

• The law of refraction is Ohm's law.

• The law of refraction is Hooke's law.

Give an example of wave refraction in everyday life.

• Radio waves bending around buildings.

• Light waves bending as they pass through a prism.

• Sound waves bending around a corner.

• Waves bending as they approach a shoreline