Parts of Wave and Sound Review

Waves that move the particles of the medium parallel to the direction in which the waves are traveling are called

• Surface Waves
• Combination Waves
• Longitudinal Waves
• Transverse Waves

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What is the ability to cause change?

• energy

• matter

• volume

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The highest point on a TRANSVERSE WAVE is the

• compression

• crest

• rest position

• trough

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The lowest point on a TRANSVERSE WAVE is the

• compression

• crest

• rest position

• trough

Which property of the wave would change if you changed the amount of energy the wave had?

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

• wave speed

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

• decrease

• increase

• stay the same

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Mechanical waves usually travel fastest through:

• solids

• liquids

• gases

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

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

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What kind of wave is this?

• electromagnetic

• longitudinal

• transverse

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The area of a LONGITUINDAL WAVE where the particles are squeezed together

• compression

• crest

• rest position

• trough