Exploring the World of Waves

Hey there, science enthusiasts! Liam, Henry, and Evelyn are having a heated debate about the mysteries of light. They need your help to settle it once and for all. Can you tell us which type of light has the shortest wavelength?

• Infrared

• Ultraviolet

• Red light

• Blue light

What kind of wave is pictured?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• surface

• none of the above

Wavelengths are usually measured in ....

• seconds

• Hz

• inches

• meters

According to the Law of reflection, a light ray striking a mirror

• continues moving through the mirror in the same direction

• moves into the mirror at a slightly different angle

• bounces off the mirror toward the direction it came from

• bounces off the mirror at the same angle it hits.

What are the two main types of waves based on the direction of particle motion relative to wave propagation?

• Transverse and Longitudinal

• Mechanical and Electromagnetic

• Sound and Light

• Ocean and Seismic

Which of the following is a property of waves that describes the number of waves that pass a point in one second?

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Speed

What is the speed of light in a vacuum?

Which wave property is defined as the maximum displacement of points on a wave from the rest position?

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Speed

What happens to a wave when it reflects off a surface?

• It changes its speed.

• It changes its frequency.

• It bounces back.

• It gets absorbed.

Which of the following is an example of a transverse wave?

• Sound wave

• Light wave

• Seismic P-wave

• Water wave