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Combined science (Edexcel Higher)
Measuring waves

Starter quiz

  • What do waves transfer?
    • energy  ✓
    • matter
    • water
  • Fill in the gap: Water waves are an example of ______ waves.
    • 'transverse' ✓
  • What's the missing word? Sound waves and ultrasound are examples of ______ waves.
    • longitudinal  ✓
    • transverse
    • electromagnetic
  • Match the waves to their descriptions
    • ultrasound
      ⇔
      A wave that has too high a frequency to hear. ✓
    • microwaves
      ⇔
      A wave used in mobile phone communications. ✓
    • light
      ⇔
      A wave that we detect with our eyes. ✓
  • What happens when a wave is refracted?
    • The wave changes speed.  ✓
    • The wave always goes in the same direction.
    • The wave goes back to where it started.
  • What type of waves cannot travel through liquids?
    • longitudinal and transverse waves
    • longitudinal waves only
    • transverse waves only  ✓
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