Waves Review

Which of the following are examples of a transverse wave?

• X-Ray

• Sound Wave

• Radio Wave

• Ultrasound Wave

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Why do you see lightning from a distant storm before you hear thunder?

• Your eyes react faster than your ears

• Light travels faster than sound

• The thunder is produced after the lightening

Identify the parts of the wave, #1 represents the wave's _________________.

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

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Identify the parts of the wave, #2 represents the wave's _________________.

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

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Waves carry the energy from place to place

• True

• False

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 __ is a type of wave that moves the medium at a right angle to the direction in which the wave travels.

• Longitudinal Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Sound Wave

• Ultrasound Wave

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Which statement best explains the behavior of light occurring in the image?

• Green light is being refracted faster while other light is being absorbed

• Green light is being absorbed while other colors of light are being reflected

• Green light is being refracted while other colors of light are being reflected

• Green light is being reflected while all other colors of light are being absorbed

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Identify the parts of the wave, #3 represents the wave's _________________.

• Crest

• Trough

• Wavelength

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__ is at type of wave that displaces the particles of the medium parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.

• Longitudinal Wave

• Transverse Wave

• X-Ray Wave

• Radio Wave

A disturbance that carries energy from one place to another

• Wave

• Hertz

• Medium

• Rarefraction

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