Waves Introduction

A __________________ wave is one that needs to travel through a medium like a solid, liquid, or gas.

• Neither

• Mechanical

• Electromagnetic

• Both

What is a longitudinal wave?

• A wave that carries the medium along with it as it moves.

• A wave that travels at a right angle to the medium and has crests and troughs

• A wave that travels along a surface that separates two mediums

• A wave that travels parallel to the medium and has compressions and rarefactions

What is the measurement from crest to crest on a transverse wave called?

• all of these

• amplitude

• wave height

• wavelength

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What is the measurement from compression to compression (or rarefaction to rarefaction) on a longitudinal wave called?

• amplitude

• wavelength

• wave height

• rarefaction

The number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time is called ___________________________?

• all of these

• rarefaction

• frequency

• wave length

A wave is ONLY created if __________________ is present.

• a medium

• empty space

• energy

• water

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Which 2 descriptions accurately describe this wave?

• Logitudinal Wave & Electromagnetic Wave

• Mechanical Wave & Longitudinal Wave

• Transverse Wave & Mechanical Wave

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A wave with longer wavelengths has ______________ frequency.

• higher

• lower

• equal

• none of these

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A wave with higher amplitude has _____________ energy.

• none of these

• same

• more

• lower

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Wave speed is calculated using _____________ x _______________.

• wavelength x wave height

• frequency x wave height

• frequency x wavelength

• amplitude x wave speed