Electromagnetic and Mechanical Waves

This image represents what kind of wave behavior?

• Diffraction
• Reflection
• Refraction
• Resonance

The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface that it cannot pass through is called......

• Resonance
• Diffraction
• Refraction
• Reflection

This type of EM radiation is not visible to human eyes and is given off in the form of heat...

• Infrared
• UV
• Visible
• Micro

Which line represents the wavelength in the diagram?

• Between lines B and F
• D
• Between lines E and G
• A

Which line represents the amplitude of the wave?

• A
• H
• From B to the resting point of the wave
• From E to G

The frequency of a wave is the _________________of waves passing a given point per second.

• Amplitude
• Wavelength
• Number
• Speed

What is the low point in a transverse wave called?

• Peak
• Wavelength
• Trough
• Rarefaction

What is transferred by the movement of waves?

• Matter
• Energy
• Nothing
• Water

What type of wave MUST have matter to travel through?

• X-Ray
• Electromagnetic
• Mechanical
• Radient

What type of wave does NOT need matter to travel through?

• Mechanical
• Transverse
• Sound
• Electromagnetic