Transverse Waves

What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave

• transverse wave

• sound wave

• mechanical wave

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Which transverse wave has the highest frequency?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Frequency

• Wavelength

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Which one is an example of a transverse wave

• Punching a bag

• Loud Music

• Sneezing

• Water Waves

What are transverse waves?

• Waves that move in a circular motion

• Waves that move parallel to the direction of energy transfer

• Waves that move perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer. They travel in all directions.

• Waves that do not require a medium to travel

What is a transverse wave?

• the particles of a medium that travel perpendicular to a wave

• the particles of a medium that are fast

• the particles of a medium that travel parallel to a wave

• the particles of a medium that you can touch

What kind of wave moves at right angles to the direction of the wave?

• compressional waves

• mechanical waves

• transverse waves

• ultraviolet rays

Label the parts and properties of a transverse wave

e

f

g

h

Seismic

Wavelength

Crest

Trough

Wave

Longitudinal

Transverse

Amplitude

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How would you describe the movement of a transverse wave?

• Up and down

• Back and forth

• In zigzags

• Linear

Lable the Transverse Wave

a

b

d

c

e

Trough

Wavelength

Amplitude

Crest

Equalibrium

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