1) What do waves carry from place to place a) energy, but not matter b) matter, but not energy c) both energy and matter d) neither energy nor matter 2) What type of waves can travel through empty space? a) mechanical waves b) sound waves c) water waves d) electromagnetic waves 3) Waves that need a medium to travel through are called? a) medium waves b) mechanical waves c) Longitudinal waves d) electromagnetic waves 4) What is the highest point of a wave a) crest b) trough c) amplitude d) frequency 5) What is the lowest point of a wave? a) crest b) trough c) amplitude d) frequency 6) What is the height of a wave? a) crest b) trough c) amplitude d) frequency 7) What is the distance between two waves? a) crest b) wavelength c) amplitude d) frequency 8) What is the number of repetitions of a wave per second? a) crest b) trough c) amplitude d) frequency 9) What direction does the energy travel in TRANSVERSE waves? a) parallel  b) perpendicular c) diagonal d) upside down 10) What direction does the energy travel in LONGITUDINAL waves? a) parallel  b) perpendicular c) diagonal d) upside down 11) What is a wave? a) a substance such as a solid, liquid, or gas, through which something can travel b) a disturbance that transmits energy from one place to another c) the distance between two crests d) not a, b, or c 12) What is a medium? a) a substance such as a solid, liquid, or gas, through which something can travel b) a disturbance that transmits energy from one place to another c) the distance between two crests d) not a, b, or c 13) Check the all statements that are true of MECHANICAL WAVES. a) They require a medium to travel b) They can pass through empty space. c) The energy is passed through the wave when the molecules collide. d) Some examples are sound, water waves, and seismic waves 14) Check the all statements that are true of ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES. a) They require a medium to travel b) They can pass through empty space. c) Some examples are light, microwaves, and xrays d) They travel through fields that are generated by charged particles. 15) What is a SOUND wave? a) form of moving energy made up of photons b) type of wave that moves through matter and then vibrates our eardrums 16) What is a LIGHT wave? a) form of moving energy made up of photons b) type of wave that moves through matter and then vibrates our eardrums

Waves Quiz Grade 4

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