Introduction to Waves

A(n) ________ is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

• solid
• light
• particle
• wave

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A(n) ____________ is a wave that travels only through matter

• mechanical wave

• transverse wave

• longitudinal wave

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A material which a wave travels through is called a(n) ________

• intesity

• amplitude

• medium

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A(n) ___________ is a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.

• longitudinal wave

• transverse wave

• mechanical wave

A(n) ___________ causes the particles in a medium to move parallel to the direction that the wave travels

• Longitudinal wave

• Mechanical wave

• Transverse wave

A(n) ______ is a longitudinal wave that can travel only through matter

• Electromagnetic wave

• Light wave

• Sound wave

• Gravity wave

The sections of a longitudinal wave where the particles in the medium are closets together are _________

• Rarefactions

• Compressions

The regions of a longitudinal wave where the particles are farthest apart are ________

• Rarefactions

• Compressions

The ______ of a wave is the maximum distance that the wave moves from it rest position

• amplitude

• loundness

• intensity

• wavelength

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__________ is how you percieve the energy of a soundwave

• Amplitude

• Intensity

• Loudness

• Wavelength