Physics Quiz

Within a vacuum, the property common to all electromagnetic waves is their

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

• velocity

The diagram shown represents four waves traveling to the right in the same transmitting medium. Which type of wave is represented?

• elliptical

• longitudinal

• torsional

• transverse

Which wave has the greatest frequency?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which wave has the greatest amplitude?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which type of wave is classified as longitudinal?

• water

• radio

• sound

• light

As a longitudinal wave travels horizontally, the particles of the medium vibrate

• in a circle

• in a spiral

• vertically

• horizontally

The diagrams shown represent an undisturbed medium and a medium through which a disturbance is moving. Which is represented by area B?

• amplitude

• compression

• rarefaction

• reflection

If the displacement of particles in a medium is parallel to the direction of travel of the wave, the wave is classified as

• electromagnetic

• torsional

• transverse

• longitudinal

If a disturbance is parallel to the direction of travel of a wave, the wave is classified as

• longitudinal

• electromagnetic

• transverse

• torsional

Two waves have the same frequency in a medium. The wave with the greater energy has the greater

• amplitude

• velocity

• wavelength

• period