Light, Sound, & Waves Quiz

1. What do seismic (earthquakes) waves and sound waves have in common?

• They are phonetic waves
• They are mechanical waves
• They are electromagnetic waves
• They are permanent waves

2. What medium do seismic waves (earthquakes) travel through?

• Outer space
• Water
• The air
• The ground

3. What do waves carry from place to place?

• Matter
• Energy and matter
• Energy
• None of the above

4. Frequency is measured in units called

• Pascals
• Meters
• Hertz
• Newtons

5. Electromagnetic waves can transfer energy without

• frequency
• a phone line
• a medium
• a wavelength

6. Sound is a disturbance that travels through a medium as

• a mechanical wave
• an electromagnetic wave
• both mechanical and electromagnetic waves
• None of the above

7. Light is a disturbance that travels through a medium as

• both mechanical and electromagnetic waves
• a mechanical wave
• an electromagnetic wave
• none of the above

8. Which wave has the highest frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

9. The reason you see lightning from a storm sooner than you hear thunder is

• sound waves travels faster than light waves.
• light waves travel faster than heat waves.
• light waves travel faster than sound waves.
• light waves travel faster than ocean waves.

10. Which part of a longitudinal wave is where particles are packed closely together?

• compression
• rarefaction
• crest
• trough