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Waves - Properties of Waves 01

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10 questions
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  • Q1
    What do waves transfer?
    Hydrogen atoms
    Only green light
    Nitrogen atoms
    Energy
    30s
  • Q2
    What are the two forms that waves travel in?
    Transverse and longitudinal
    Axial
    Latitudinal and longitudinal
    Transverse and latitudinal
    30s
  • Q3
    What is a transverse wave?
    The oscillation of the wave is parallel to the direction of energy transfer
    The oscillation of the wave is perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer
    The wave arrives in two sections. The electric part of the wave arrives 2 seconds before the magnetic part of the wave
    The wave arrives in two sections. The magnetic part of the wave arrives 2 seconds before the electric part of the wave
    30s
  • Q4
    What is a longitudinal wave?
    The oscillation of the wave is parallel to the direction of energy transfer
    The wave arrives in two sections. The electric part of the wave arrives 2 seconds before the magnetic part of the wave
    The wave arrives in two sections. The magnetic part of the wave arrives 2 seconds before the electric part of the wave
    The oscillation of the wave is perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer
    30s
  • Q5
    What type of waves are electromagnetic waves?
    Axial
    Longitudinal
    Latitudinal
    Transverse
    30s
  • Q6
    What type of waves are sound waves?
    Longitudinal
    Transverse
    Axial
    Latitudinal
    30s
  • Q7
    What type of waves can mechanical waves be?
    Transverse and longitudinal
    Longitudinal
    Transverse
    Latitudinal
    30s
  • Q8
    What types of electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum?
    X-Rays
    Gamma rays
    All electromagnetic waves
    Light rays
    30s
  • Q9
    How fast do electromagnetic waves travel in a vacuum?
    125% of the speed of light
    50% of the speed of light
    75% of the speed of light
    100% of the speed of light
    30s
  • Q10
    The size of an electromagnetic wave's wavelength can vary between which range?
    10^-15 → <10^4
    10^-2 → ≤1^0-1
    10^-10 → ≤10^-5
    10^-1 → ≤10^1
    30s

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