1. What would happen to matter as an electromagnetic wave comes in contact with it? A. it will start passing the energy to nearby particles B. its particles would star to move C. it would heat up D. all of the above
2. What type of wave does not need a medium to travel? A. electromagnetic B. longitudinal C. mechanical D. transverse
3. What would happen to matter as a mechanical wave passes through it? A. It will start passing the energy to nearby particles B. Its particles would start to move C. It would heat up faster D. all of the above
4. What do you call a disturbance that carries energy through a medium? A.particle B. motion C. force D. wave
5. What does a wave carry as it travels through a medium? A. particle B. energy C. force D. wave
6. How does transverse wave propagate? A. Up and down B. Left and down C. Right and down D. Parallel to the motion
7. Playing the guitar can produce what kind of wave? A. Transverse wave B. Mechanical wave C. Electromagnetic wave D. None of the above
8. What type of wave that needs a medium to travel? A. electromagnetic C. mechanical B. longitudinal D. transverse
9. Turning on a flashlight can produce what kind of wave? A. Longitudinal B. Mechanical wave C. Electromagnetic wave D. None of the above
10. Mechanical waves transport energy from one place to another through: A. alternating vibrating particlesnof the medium B. vibrating particlesn and travelling particles C. particles traveling with the wave D. none of the above
11. What will happen as the frequency of a wave increases and the speed remain constant? A. the wavelength increases B. the wavelength decreases C. the amplitude increases D. the wave period increases
12. Energy from the sun reaches the earth through______ A. infrared waves B. ultraviolet waves C. mechanical waves D. electromagnetic waves
13. Which of the following is NOT correct about waves? A. waves carry energy from place to place but the particles do not move with the waves. B. waves can be classified as either electromagnetic or mechanical C. waves has the capacity to transmit messages D. waves transfer particles (matter) and energy
14. Sound, unlike light, cannot be propagated through _____ A. air B. steel C. vacuum D. water
15. A satellite explodes in the outer space and can be seen quickly from a spaceship in lunar orbit but the explosion cannot be heard, because______ A. there is no air in the moon B. light travel faster than sound C. the light is reflected around the moon D. sound waves don’t travel in straight lines
16. Which of the following arrangement of media is the speed of sound increasing? A. wood, water, air B. air, metal, water C. metal, alcohol, air D. air, water, ice
17. Molecules of gases are further apart, thus sound travel s in gases _____. A. the slowest B. the fastest C. with undertermined speed D. with varying speed
18. Which of the following would most likely transmit sound best? A. steel in cabinet B. water in the ocean C. air in your classroom D. water in a swimming pool
19. Which of the following best describes a high frequency sound? It has: A. low pitch B. high pitch C. low energy D. A and C
20. Which is of the following is NOT capable of transmitting sound? A. air B. ice C. seawater D. vacuum
