Question 1

What do waves transfer?

Accepted Answer

Energy

Answer

Hydrogen atoms

Answer

Only green light

Answer

Nitrogen atoms

Question 2

What are the two forms that waves travel in?

Accepted Answer

Transverse and longitudinal

Answer

Axial

Answer

Latitudinal and longitudinal

Answer

Transverse and latitudinal

Question 3

What is a transverse wave?

Accepted Answer

The oscillation of the wave is perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer

Answer

The oscillation of the wave is parallel to the direction of energy transfer

Answer

The wave arrives in two sections. The electric part of the wave arrives 2 seconds before the magnetic part of the wave

Answer

The wave arrives in two sections. The magnetic part of the wave arrives 2 seconds before the electric part of the wave

Question 4

What is a longitudinal wave?

Accepted Answer

The oscillation of the wave is parallel to the direction of energy transfer

Answer

The wave arrives in two sections. The electric part of the wave arrives 2 seconds before the magnetic part of the wave

Answer

The wave arrives in two sections. The magnetic part of the wave arrives 2 seconds before the electric part of the wave

Answer

The oscillation of the wave is perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer

Question 5

What type of waves are electromagnetic waves?

Accepted Answer

Transverse

Answer

Axial

Answer

Longitudinal

Answer

Latitudinal

Question 6

What type of waves are sound waves?

Accepted Answer

Longitudinal

Answer

Transverse

Answer

Axial

Answer

Latitudinal

Question 7

What type of waves can mechanical waves be?

Accepted Answer

Transverse and longitudinal

Answer

Longitudinal

Answer

Transverse

Answer

Latitudinal

Question 8

What types of electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum?

Accepted Answer

All electromagnetic waves

Answer

X-Rays

Answer

Gamma rays

Answer

Light rays

Question 9

How fast do electromagnetic waves travel in a vacuum?

Accepted Answer

100% of the speed of light

Answer

125% of the speed of light

Answer

50% of the speed of light

Answer

75% of the speed of light

Question 10

The size of an electromagnetic wave's wavelength can vary between which range?

Accepted Answer

10^-15 → <10^4

Answer

10^-2 → ≤1^0-1

Answer

10^-10 → ≤10^-5

Answer

10^-1 → ≤10^1

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