Wave Properties Quiz

Which term describes a rapid back-and-forth motion that creates waves, such as sound waves?

• Crest

• Vibration

• Trough

• Wavelength

What is the substance through which a wave travels, such as air, water, or solid?

• Medium

• Amplitude

• Compression

• Rarefaction

Which type of wave requires a medium to travel, such as sound waves or water waves?

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Mechanical Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

What type of wave does not require a medium and can travel through a vacuum, like light or radio waves?

• Mechanical Wave

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

• Transverse Wave

What is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter?

• Vibration

• Medium

• Wave

• Amplitude

In which type of wave do particles move parallel to the direction of the wave?

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Mechanical Wave

What is the highest point of a transverse wave called?

• Trough

• Crest

• Compression

• Rarefaction

What is the region in a longitudinal wave where particles are close together called?

• Rarefaction

• Compression

• Crest

• Trough

In which type of wave do particles move perpendicular to the direction of the wave?

• Longitudinal Wave

• Mechanical Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Electromagnetic Wave

What is the region in a longitudinal wave where particles are spread apart called?

• Compression

• Rarefaction

• Crest

• Trough