Understanding Waves and Energy

What is the term for the height or strength of a wave?

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Speed

What is light?

• A form of energy that moves in waves and particles and can be seen

• A type of sound wave

• A giant ocean wave

• A disturbance caused by vibration

What are seismic waves?

• Waves of energy that travel through Earth

• Waves that travel through the ocean

• Waves that can be seen

• Waves that make sound

What is sound?

• A type of light

• Anything you can hear that travels by making vibrations in air, water, and solids

• A giant ocean wave

• A form of energy that moves in waves and particles

What is a sound wave?

• A wave of energy that travels through Earth

• A sound vibration as it is passing through material

• A giant ocean wave

• A form of energy that can be seen

What is a tsunami?

• A type of sound wave

• A giant ocean wave

• A wave of energy that travels through Earth

• A disturbance caused by vibration

What is a wave?

• A form of energy that can be seen

• A disturbance caused by vibration

• A giant ocean wave

• A sound vibration as it is passing through material

What is wavelength?

• The height or strength of a wave

• The distance between one peak and the next on a wave

• A type of sound wave

• A wave of energy that travels through Earth

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of sound?

• It can be seen

• It travels by making vibrations

• It can travel through air, water, and solids

• It is something you can hear

Which of the following is true about light?

• It is a type of sound wave

• It is a form of energy that moves in waves and particles

• It is a giant ocean wave

• It is a wave of energy that travels through Earth