Unit 7 Waves (2024)

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place is called a

• compression

• wave

• vibration

• medium

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Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to

• expand

• compress

• vibrate

• move

Waves that move the particles of the medium parallel to the direction in which the waves are traveling are called (select 2)

• seismic waves

• surface waves

• transverse waves

• longitudinal waves

• compressional waves

The speed of a wave is its wavelength multiplied by its

(a)   .

• reflection

• vibration

• amplitude

• frequency

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The bending of waves due to a change in medium is called

• refraction

• diffraction

• interference

• reflection

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The bending of waves around the edge of a barrier is known as

• diffraction

• reflection

• interference

• refraction

The interaction between two waves that meet is called

• refraction

• diffraction

• reflection

• interference

Waves combine to make a wave with larger amplitude in a process called

• refraction

• reflection

• constructive interference.

• destructive interference.

Waves produced by earthquakes are called

(a)  

• seismic waves.
• longitudinal waves.

• standing waves.

• transverse waves.

Match the units correctly.

• period

• hertz (Hz)

• frequency

• m/s

• m

• speed/velocity of wave

• second

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