Behavior of Mechanical Waves

Which describes the amplitude of a wave?

• A wave is 5 meters long.
• A wave has a height of 5 meters.
• A wave has a frequency of 5 Hz.
• A wave takes 5 minutes to pass a point.

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Which statement can be made based on these data?

• Sound waves are slowest in liquids and fastest in gases.
• Sound waves are fastest in solids and slowest in gases.
• Speed of a sound wave increases from one medium to another.
• Speed of a sound wave decreases from one medium to another.

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What is represented by 1 on the diagram?

• wavelength
• amplitude
• frequency
• crest

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Determine the frequency of the model.

• 4
• 3
• 2
• 1

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In reference to mechanical waves, what is a medium?

• the size between small and large
• the air the waves travel in
• material through which a wave travels
• a model that waves travel through

When is a mechanical wave created?

• when a source of energy causes a vibration to travel in a medium
• when you draw a wave model
• after an earthquake is over
• there is not a mechanical wave

Name 3 mechanical waves.

• Longitudinal, Transverse, and Earthquake
• Surface, Longitudinal, and Latitudinal
• Longitude, Latitude, and Transverse
• Transverse, Longitudinal, and Surface

What is the highest point of the wave above the rest position?

• amplitude
• trough
• crest
• wavelength

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A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels is:

• Longitudinal
• Latitudinal
• Transverse
• Earthquake

What is an area where the particles in a medium are spaced close together?

• Rarefaction
• Togetherness
• Expansion
• Compression