Mechanical Waves

Front

What is the resulting direction of a surface wave? Options: parallel, circular, opposite, perpendicular

Back

circular

Front

Which type of wave has a wave perpendicular to the disturbance?

Back

transverse

Front

What happens when a mechanical wave travels through a medium? Options: Waves are transferred, Energy is transferred, Mass is transferred, Particles are transferred

Back

Energy is transferred

Front

Energy can be transferred from one medium to another through _________. Options: vibrations, stacking objects, an ordered sequence, colors

Back

vibrations

Front

Which of these waves cannot travel in a vacuum?
Options: light wave, sound wave, electromagnetic wave, microwave

Back

sound wave

Front

Which is true of a mechanical wave? Options: It must have a medium, It must travel in empty space, It can travel in a vacuum, Both sound and light are examples.

Back

It must have a medium

Front

What is the amplitude of a wave?

Back

the size of the disturbance

Front

What is the wavelength of a wave?

Back

the distance between two crests of a wave

Front

In a longitudinal wave, the disturbance is:

Back

parallel to the wave motion.

Front

Unlike a longitudinal wave, the disturbance in a transverse wave is

Back

perpendicular to the wave motion.