Ch. 7 Review - Waves, Sound, and Light

This type of wave occurs when the wave direction moves perpendicular to the vibration of the medium.

• Surface Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

• Tidal Wave

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A repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion is a...

• surface wave

• vibration

• wave

• transverse wave

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This type of wave occurs when the wave direction moves parallel to the vibration of the medium.

• Surface Wave

• Transerve Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

• Electromagnetic Wave

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What are the three types of mechanical waves?

• Transverse, Latitudinal, and Electromagnetic

• Transverse, Longitudinal, and Electromagnetic

• Transverse, Latitudinal, and Surface

• Transverse Longitudinal, and Surface

The arrow is pointing to which part of the longitudinal wave?

• Crest

• Trough

• Rarefaction

• Compression

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The arrow is pointing to which part of the longitudinal wave?

• Rarefaction

• Compression

• Crest

• Trough

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True or False: A mechanical wave needs a medium.

• True
• False

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How are longitudinal waves and transverse waves similar?

• They both have crests and troughs
• They both have rarefactions and compressions
• They both carry energy and can move through solids
• They both travel parallel to the medium

A disturbance involving the transfer of energy from place to place is a...

• wave

• vibration

• force

• compression

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All waves carry...

• energy

• light

• matter

• particles

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