Waves - Basic Review

Which diagram shows an example of a longitudinal wave ? 

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which statement best describes what waves are?

• wavy lines on graph paper
• disturbances that transfer energy
• light energy that changes particles of matter
• circles that move out from a central place 

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How do earthquake waves travel through the earth?

• Heat waves
• Light waves
• Sound waves
• Mechanical waves

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Can travel through matter (gas, liquid, solid) but not space. 

• light
• sound

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Can travel through matter (gas, liquid, solid) and empty space. 

• sound
• light

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The highest point on a wave

• trough
• amplitude
• crest
• wavelength

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Waves are a transfer of what?

• Heat
• Light
• Energy
• Food

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The lowest point on a transverse wave is the

• compression

• crest

• rest position

• trough

If the wavelength of a wave increased, what would happen to the frequency?

• decrease

• increase

• stay the same

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The number of waves that pass somewhere in a second is:

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

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