Waves CFU

1. The wavelength of the wave in the diagram above is given by letter ______.

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E

2. The amplitude of the wave in the diagram above is given by letter _____.

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E

3. Indicate the interval which represents one full wavelength.

• A to C
• B to D
• A to G
• C to G

4. TRUE or FALSE: In order for Katie to hear Paul, air molecules must move from the lips of Jill to the ears of John.

• True
• False

5. Harry and Sally are conducting a wave experiment using a slinky. Curly takes the slinky, presses it together and then lets it go. What type of wave is he representing?

• Transverse
• Electromagnetic
• Longitudinal/ compressional
• Mechanical

6. Lynn and Steve are experimenting with a rope? Mac snaps the rope down to create a wave in the rope that moves from his hand to the end of the rope. Describe the motion that each particle in the medium of that wave is moving.

• Side to side
• Up and down
• In circles
• It doesn’t move

7. A medium is able to transport a wave from one location to another because the particles of the medium are ____.

• A. Frictionless
• b. isolated from one another
• c. able to interact
• d. very light

8. A transverse wave is transporting energy from east to west. The particles of the medium will move_____.

• a. east to west only
• b. north to south only
• c. both northwest and southwest
• d. It's an illusion it's not moving.

9. A wave is transporting energy from left to right. The particles of the medium are moving back and forth in a leftward and rightward direction. This type of wave is known as a ____.

• a. Mechanical
• b. Electromagnetic
• c. Transverse
• d. Longitudinal/ Compressional

10. What kind of wave is made when a football stadium crowd performs the "wave"?

• a. Mechanical
• b. Electromagnetic
• c. Transverse
• d. Longitudinal/ Compressional