Introduction to Waves

A trough on a transverse wave is

• the height of the wave

• the distance from one peak to another

• the lowest point on the wave

• the amount of waves every second

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A wave whose particles move in the same direction that the wave travels is a...

• transverse wave

• longitudinal wave

Which waves require a medium (matter) to travel?

• x-ray

• light

• sound 

Which letter represents amplitude?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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Which wave has the lowest frequency?

• A

• B

• C

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Label "D" on the diagram

• WAVELENGTH

• AMPLITUDE

• TROUGH

• CREST/PEAK

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Label "B" on the diagram

• AMPLITUDE

• WAVELENGTH

• TROUGH

• CREST/PEAK

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The diagram is

• a light wave

• a sound wave

• a vocal chord wave

• not a wave

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Waves transmit __________ not ____________

• heat, energy

• energy, matter

• light, sound

• matter, energy

Region of a longitudinal wave where the particles in the medium are closest together

• Crest

• Energy

• Compression

• Medium