Waves Vocab Quiz

What is a wave?

• A repeated disturbance or vibration

• Something that transfers matter

• A source of energy

• A force of attraction or repulsion

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What instrument can we use to model waves?

• Triple Beam Balance

• Spring Scale

• Meter Stick

• Slinky Spring

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What is a medium?

• A material through which waves can travel

• The size between small and large

• Someone who can speak to ghosts

• Can only be a solid

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Waves transmit...

• Energy

• Energy and matter

• Matter

• Neither

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Which is true of mechanical waves?

• They do not require a medium

• They require a medium

• Examples are light, radio, and gamma

• There is only one type of mechanical wave

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Which is true of electromagnetic waves?

• They can travel with or without a medium

• They can only travel with a medium

• They can only travel without a medium

• Examples are transverse and longitudinal

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Which is NOT an example of a mechanical wave?

• Sound

• Seismic

• Water

• Light

On a longitudinal wave, the areas where the particles are close together are called...

• Compressions

• Rarefactions

• Crests

• Troughs

On a longitudinal wave, the areas where the particles are far apart are called...

• Compressions

• Rarefactions

• Crests

• Troughs

On a transverse wave, the highest points are called the...

• Compressions

• Rarefactions

• Crests

• Troughs