Wave Properties and Energy

Identify the characteristic of the transverse wave that changed from wave A (orange) to wave B (teal).

• amplitude

• trough

• crest

• wavelength

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Identify the characteristic of a transverse wave that doubled from wave A to wave B.

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

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The distance from point A to point B is known as the

• amplitude

• frequency

• crest

• pitch

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One example of a longitudinal wave is a

• sound wave

• ocean wave

• infrared wave

• wavelength

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· sound

· parallel

· mechanical

· not a vacuum

· needs a medium

· compressions and rarefaction

What type of wave is being described?

• compaction

• electromagnetic

• longitudinal

• transverse

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Sound waves are mechanical waves in which the particles in the medium vibrate in a direction parallel to the direction of energy transport.

Identify another name for this type of wave motion.

• transverse waves

• longitudinal waves

• pressure waves

• electromagnetic waves

Waves in water are mechanical waves in which the particles in the

medium move in a direction perpendicular to the direction of energy transport.

Identify another name for this type of wave motion.

• transverse waves

• longitudinal waves

• pressure waves

• electromagnetic waves

An old movie poster used a quote "In space, no one can hear you scream!"

Which of these best explains this quote?

• The quote is incorrect,

  you can hear sound in outer space.

• Sound cannot be polarized.

  So, you cannot hear sound in space.

• Sound is an electromagnetic wave

  and needs no medium to travel through.

• Sound needs a medium for the wave to vibrate

  and there is nothing in space to vibrate.

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Compare the patterns of the two waves shown in the image. Which statement is true about these waves?

• Wave A has a shorter wavelength

  than Wave B.

• Wave B has a shorter wavelength

  than Wave A.

• They have different amplitudes

  but the same wavelengths.

• They have different wavelengths

  but the same amplitudes.

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Looking at the waves on an ocean beach, a girl notices that the waves reach the shore at the same time apart. She also notices that the distance between waves looks the same.

In science, what do we call the distance between waves?

• amplitude

• frequency

• period

• wavelength