Longitudinal and Transverse Waves

How would you describe the movement of a transverse wave?

• Up and down

• Back and forth

• In zigzags

• Linear

Which type of wave has a wave perpedicular to the disturbance?

• surface

• mechanical

• transverse

• longitudinal

What is transferred from place to place by waves?

• matter

• energy

• particles

• light

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Which is an example of a longitudinal wave?

• light wave

• sound wave

• visible wave

• radio wave

A compressional wave is another name for a 

• longitudinal wave

• electromagnetic wave

• radio wave

• hair wave

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In a longitudinal wave, the particles move...?

• back and forth

• up and down

• not at all

• at a 90 degree angle

Amplitude is a measure of how much _________ the wave is carrying

• energy

• matter

• medium

• frequency

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_____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Crest

Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?

• sound

• light

• ocean

• seismic

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The highest point of a wave is called the ?

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

• frequency

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