Waves Introduction

What word describes the distance between 2 crests or 2 troughs?

• amplitude

• energy

• resting point

• wavelength

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What is the height of the wave called? 

• amplitude

• wavelength

• crest

• trough

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Which type of waves can travel through matter AND empty space? 

• mechanical waves

• all waves

• electromagnetic waves

• no waves

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Light waves are an example of which kind of wave? 

• Transverse waves

• Longitudinal waves

Sound waves are an example of which kind of wave? 

• Transverse waves

• Longitudinal waves

Which waves travel PARALLEL to the wave's direction? 

• transverse waves

• longitudinal waves

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "A"?

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

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All waves carry ________ as they travel from one place to another.

• matter

• space

• energy

• water

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What kind of wave is pictured?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• surface

• none of the above

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