QUIZ: Waves

Identify the type of wave below? Mark only one oval.

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

• Surface Wave

• A Different Slinky Wave...

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In a Wave, FREQUENCY is... Mark only one oval.

• The number of wave cycles that pass a certain point in a given period of time, measured in Hertz

• How far a wave travels in a given period of time

• How Loud or Quiet the wave is

• The number of wave cycles that pass a certain point in a given period of time, measured in meters/second

What is the definition of a "MEDIUM?"

• A T-Shirt Size

• The Energy that a wave carries

• The Matter that a wave travels through

• The size of a wave

• The direction a wave travels

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In a longitudinal wave, how is wavelength be measured?

• distance from compression to compression

• distance from trough to trough

• distance from rest point to crest

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• In a longitudinal wave, particles that are close together are clusters and particles that are farther apart are troughs.

• In a longitudinal wave, particles that are close together are rarefactions and particles that are farther apart are compressions.

• In a longitudinal wave, particles that are close together are crests and particles that are farther apart are troughs.

• In a longitudinal wave, particles that are close together are compressions and particles that are farther apart are rarefactions.

• Option 5

What happens to a wave when it is transmitted into a new medium?

• It will Speed Up in Solids and Slow Down in Gases

• It will Slow Down in Solids and Speed Up in Gases

• It will Speed Up in Solids and Speed Up in Gases

• It will Slow Down in Solids and Slow Down in Gases

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A Sound Wave travels from a cup into a string and then into your ear. This is an example of...

• Transmission

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

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You shout in a canyon. Your sound wave bounces off the canyon wall and you hear your echo. This is an example of ...

• Reflection

• Transmission

• Refraction

• Absorption

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As an ocean wave approaches shore, it slows causing it to bend. This is an example of...

• Transmission

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

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