Characteristics of Waves

What type of waves are sound waves?

• Sound waves are electromagnetic waves.
• Sound waves are transverse waves.
• Sound waves are mechanical longitudinal waves.
• Sound waves are static waves.

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What type of waves are light waves?

• Mechanical waves
• Electromagnetic waves
• Sound waves
• Radio waves

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Sound waves travel in air at _______.

• 343 meters per second

• 300 meters per second

• 400 meters per second

• 500 meters per second

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What forms mechanical waves?

• Vibrations in a medium

• Electric fields

• Magnetic fields

• Light waves

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Fill in the blank: ______ is a disturbance involving the transfer of energy from place to place.

• Wave

• Particle

• Current

• Field

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Fill in the blank: ______ is the material through which a wave travels.

• Medium

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

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Fill in the blank: ______ is a repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion.

• Vibration

• Rotation

• Translation

• Oscillation

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Fill in the blank: ______ is a wave that vibrates the medium at right angles, or perpendicular, to the direction in which the wave travels.

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

• Surface Wave

• Standing Wave

Fill in the blank: ______ is a high point on the transverse wave.

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

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Fill in the blank: ______ is a low point on the transverse wave.

• Trough

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Wavelength