Waves

Which wave has a greater frequency?

• A
• B
• They are equal

Sound will travel slowest through which of the following forms of matter (media)?

• milk
• a desk
• air
• a door

Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?

• Air
• Empty space
• Metal
• Water

In a transverse wave, particles of the medium move ___________ to the direction the wave is traveling.

• back and forth (left and right)
• perpendicular (at 90 degrees)
• parallel
• wherever the wave is going

Describe what is happening at the left end of the electromagnetic spectrum shown above

• high frequency, high energy waves
• long wavelength, low energy waves
• long wavelength, high energy waves
• low frequency, high energy waves

What kind of wave can travel through outer space where there is empty space (a vacuum)?

• electromagnetic waves

• compressional waves

• mechanical waves

• longitudinal waves

A wave carries...?

• energy only
• matter only
• the matter carries the energy
• neither

The lowest part of a transverse wave is the ______________

• trough
• crest
• point of origin
• compression point

The highest point of a transverse wave is the _____________.

• crest
• trough
• point of origin
• comppression point

What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time?

• frequency
• wavelength
• midpoint
• amplitude