Wave Science Quiz

What property of matter is inertia?

• Weight

• Density

• Mass

• Volume

What type of waves do television signals travel as?

• Light waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• Sound waves

• Water waves

What is the distance between the top of one wave to the top of the next wave called?

• Amplitude

• Velocity

• Frequency

• Wavelength

What is the name of the machine that lets us see waves?

• Oscilloscope

• Thermometer

• Telescope

• Microscope

What type of waves do radio signals travel as?

• Light waves

• Sound waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• Water waves

What is the name of the waves that carry the energy of an earthquake?

• Seismic waves

• Ripple waves

• Tsunami waves

• Tidal waves

What type of waves does sonar use to find things underwater?

• Radio waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• Sound waves

• Light waves

What property of a wave describes its height?

• Velocity

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

What is the name of the waves that come off the nose of a supersonic airplane?

• Air waves

• Sound waves

• Sonic waves

• Shock waves

What type of waves do musical instruments make?

• Light waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• Water waves

• Sound waves