Waves and Mechanical Waves

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

• wave
• medium
• vibration
• compression

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

• move
• compress
• vibrate
• expand

The highest parts of a transverse wave are called

• troughs
• crests
• wavelengths
• nodes

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

• longitudinal waves
• transverse waves
• surface waves
• combination waves

The maximum distance that the particles of a medium move from the rest position is the

• amplitude 
• frequency 
• speed of the waves
• wavelength

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is the wave’s

• amplitude 
• frequency 
• speed of the waves
• wavelength

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The speed of a wave is its wavelength multiplied by its

• reflection
• amplitude
• frequency
• vibration

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

• reflection
• refraction
• diffraction
• interference

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

• reflection
• refraction
• diffraction
• interference

The interaction between two waves that meet is called

• reflection
• refraction
• diffraction
• interference