Transverse vs Longitudinal Waves

Which image represents a longitudinal wave?

• A

• B

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What is measured from crest to crest or trough to trough?

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Origin

the highest point of a transverse wave

• crest

• trough

• compression

• rarefaction

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Which letter represents the wave trough?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling

•  surface wave

•  transverse wave

•  electromagnetic  wave

•  longitudinal wave

The distance between the middle line or resting point and the crest is called the ______________.

• crest

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

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The highest point on a transverse wave is the

• compression

• crest

• rest position

• trough

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The lowest point on a transverse wave is the

• compression

• crest

• rest position

• trough

Which type of wave requires a medium to travel through?

• Transverse wave

• Longitudinal wave

• Electromagnetic wave

• Surface wave

In a longitudinal wave, the areas where particles are closest together are called:

• Crests

• Troughs

• Compressions

• Rarefactions