Waves Review

What is a wave?

• a hand motion

• a body of water

• regular pattern of motion

• energy that travels through a medium

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What kind of wave is this?

• Longitudinal wave

• Transverse wave

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What kind of wave is this?

• Longitudinal wave

• Transverse wave

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What is frequency?

• The speed of a car

• Distance between equilibrium to crest

• How fast you can move your hand

• The number of wave cycles completed in a certain amount of time

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Which letter is marked at the troughs of the wave?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which letter is marked as the crest of the wave?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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The distance between which two letters is wavelength?

• C-A

• D-B

• B-A

• A-A

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Compression means ________.

• Far apart

• Close together

• Complicated

• Stretched

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Rarefaction means ________________.

• Far apart

• Close together

• Squeeze

• Reflect

What causes loudness or intensity of a sound wave?

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Shape

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