Light and Sound Waves Vocabulary Quiz

What is the process called when sound waves spread out after passing through a narrow opening?

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Reflection

• Absorption

What is the term for the change in direction of a wave as it passes from one medium to another?

• Reflection

• Diffraction

• Refraction

• Absorption

What is it called when a wave encounters an object in its path and bends around it?

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Reflection

• Absorption

What is the speed of sound in air at room temperature?

• Approximately 300 meters per second.

• Approximately 343 meters per second.

• Approximately 400 meters per second.

• Approximately 250 meters per second.

What is the term for the maximum displacement of points on a wave from its rest position?

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Velocity

What phenomenon occurs when light passes through different mediums, such as when a pencil is placed in a cup of water?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Dispersion

What are waves of energy made by vibrations that require a medium (air, water, or solids) to travel?

• Light waves

• Radio waves

• Sound waves

• Seismic waves

What type of waves do not require a medium to travel?

• Sound waves

• Water waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• Seismic waves

What is the material through which a wave travels?

• Medium

• Waveform

• Frequency

• Amplitude

What is the name of the phenomenon where sound waves are absorbed by materials, reducing their intensity?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

• Diffraction