Physics: Intro to Waves
Test Quiz
1. A wave is a disturbance that transfers _____ from one place to another.
a. Water
b. Air
c. Matter
d. Energy
e. Electrons
2. What kind of waves vibrate our eardrums so we can hear?
a. Microwaves
b. Water waves
c. Light waves
d. Sound waves
e. Radio waves
3. What kind of waves require some sort of medium to travel through?
a. Mechanical waves
b. Electromagnetic waves
c. All of the above
d. None of the above
e.
4. What kind of waves can travel through a vacuum?
a. Mechanical waves
b. Electromagnetic waves
c. All of the above
d. None of the above
e.
5. What kind of waves transfer energy?
a. Mechanical waves
b. Electromagnetic waves
c. All of the above
d. None of the above
e.
6. Which of the following waves is a mechanical wave?
a. Light
b. Microwaves
c. Radio waves
d. X-rays
e. Sound
7. Which of the following waves is an electromagnetic wave?
a. Water waves
b. Seismic waves
c. Waves in a spring
d. Light
e. Sound
8. In which of the following waves does the disturbance move in the same direction as the wave?
a. Transverse waves
b. Longitudinal waves
c. All of the above
d. None of the above
e.
9. In which of the following waves does the disturbance move in a perpendicular direction to the wave?
a. Transverse waves
b. Longitudinal waves
c. All of the above
d. None of the above
e.
10. What type of wave is a sound wave?
a. Transverse and mechanical
b. Transverse and electromagnetic
c. Longitudinal and mechanical
d. Longitudinal and electromagnetic
e.
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