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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of wave does sound travel in?TransverseLongitudinal
- 2. Multiple Choice
What type of wave is this?TransverseLongitudinal - 3. Multiple ChoiceDistance from 'y' to 'y' is a _______WavelengthAmplitudeCompressionRarefaction
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is represented by the blue lines?TroughCrestWavelengthAmplitude
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is represented by the letter 'x'?CrestCompressionRarefactionWavelength
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is represented by the letter 'y'?CompressionRarefactionWavelengthAmplitude
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat part is represented by the blue lines?CrestResting PointWavelengthAmplitude
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat part is the arrow pointing to?CrestTroughAmplitudeWavelength
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat part is the arrow pointing to?CrestTroughAmplitudeWavelength
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich answer best explains what causes a wave?ShakingPotential energyLightVibrations
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?1234
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?1234
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich wave has the greatest amplitude?ABCD
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of wave is pictured?TransverseLongitudinalsurfacenone of the above
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?soundlightoceanseismic
- 16. Multiple Choice
The highest point on a wave is:
the crest
the trough
the top
the coast
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
A
B & D
D
C & G
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which word is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
Amplitude
Crest
Frequency
Wavelength
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich wave has a greater frequency?AB
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of wave is pictured below?compressional wavetransverse wavesound wavemechanical wave
- 21. Multiple ChoiceHow would a person measure the wavelength on this sound wave?dense to less densetrough to crestcompression to compressionbeginning of illustration to the end
- 22. Multiple Choice
You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no
medium
light
energy
heat
- 23. Multiple Choice
All waves carry ________ as they travel from one place to another.
matter
space
energy
water
- 24. Multiple Choice
What does a wave carry from place to place?
energy
matter
people
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which property of the wave would change if you changed the amount of energy the wave had?
amplitude
frequency
wavelength
wave speed
- 26. Multiple Choice
If the wavelength of a wave increased, what would happen to the frequency?
decrease
increase
stay the same
- 27. Multiple Choice
The number of waves that pass somewhere in a second is:
amplitude
frequency
wavelength
- 28. Multiple Choice
A wave that can travel through matter and empty space is a:
electromagnetic wave
longitudinal wavy
transverse wave
- 29. Multiple Choice
As a longitudinal wave moves forward, the particles move:
perpendicular to the wave's motion
parallel to the wave's motion
stand in one place
move completely down the spring
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich wave has a greater frequency?AB
- 31. Multiple Choice
The number of times a wave passes a given point in a certain amount of time.
Wavelength
Speed
Frequency
Hertz
- 32. Multiple Choice
What is the disturbance involving energy transfer from one place to another?
Medium
Amplitude
Wave
Vibration
- 33. Multiple ChoiceIn a longitudinal wave, the particles move...?back and forthup and downnot at allat a 90 degree angle
- 34. Multiple ChoiceThe type of waves that require medium to pass:Mechanical WavesElectromagnetic Waves
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