Each question in this quiz is timed.
Electromagnetic waves can transfer energy without a(n)
medium
electric field
magnetic field
change in either a magnetic or an electric field
What type of wave is seen in the diagram?
a transverse wave
a longitudinal wave
an electromagnetic wave
an ocean wave
In order for a wave to form, energy must cause a substance to
diffract
rarefy
compress
vibrate
The form of energy given off by a vibrating object is
sound energy
electrical energy
light energy
electromagnetic energy
How are waves classified as either longitudinal or transverse?
by size, color, shape, strength, and intensity
by the amount of vibration through the air
by how they move and by the medium through which they travel
by the amount of electromagnetism they contain