Light Waves Check-in (Act. 7-13)

True or false? Light is a transverse wave.

• True

• False

Light does not need a _________ to travel through.

Transverse waves cannot travel in outer space. True or false?

• True

• False

Light and sound both...

• Carry energy

• Have an amplitude

• Have frequency and pitch

• All of the above

A high amplitude light wave would be very...

Frequency and wavelength impact a light wave's...

• Amplitude

• Sound

• Color

• Brightness

If two light waves are the same color, then they have the same frequency AND the same __________.

The particles in a transverse wave move ________ to the direction of energy travel.

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

• Up

• Down

Transverse waves are made up of ______ and troughs.

Waves transfer energy with no transfer of...

• Medium

• Light

• Sound

• Matter