Science

A wave is a disturbance that transfers __________from one place to another.

• water

• air

• matter

• energy

• electrons

What kind of waves vibrate our eardrums so we can hear?

• microwaves

• water waves

• light waves

• sound waves

• radio waves

What kind of waves require some sort if medium to travel through

• mechanical waves

• electromagnetic waves

• all of the above

• none of the above

What kind of waves can travel through a vacuum?

• mechanical waves

• electromagnetic waves

• all of the above

• none of the above

What kind of waves transfer energy?

• mechanical waves

• electromagnetic waves

• all of the above

• none of the above

Which of the following waves is a mechanical wave?

• light

• microwaves

• radio waves

• x-rays

• sound

Which of the following waves is an electromagnetic wave?

• seismic waves

• waves in a spring

• light

• sound

• water waves

In which of the following waves does the disturbance move in the same direction as the wave?

• transverse waves

• longitudinal waves

• all of the above

• none of the above

In which of the following waves does the disturbance move in a perpendicular direction to the wave?

• transverse waves

• longitudinal waves

• all of the above

• none of the above

What type of wave is a sound wave?

• transverse and mechanical

• transverse and electromagnetic

• longitudinal and mechanical

• longitudinal and electromagnetic