Waves

Waves Review

Lesson 6

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What is a medium?

• The lowest point of a transverse wave

• The size of a wave

• The middle of a wave

• Matter through which a wave travels

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Definition: Wave

• Matter through which a wave travels

• A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

• The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

• The lowest point of a transverse wave

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Two main types of waves are:

• Electrical

• Magnetic

• Mechanical

• Electromagnetic

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The material through which a wave travels is?

• a rope

• water wave

• snaves

• medium

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Waves that require a medium are known as

• Medium waves

• Mechanical waves

• Air waves

• Heat waves

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Which is true of a mechanical wave?

• It must have a medium
• It must travel in empty space.
• It can travel in a vacuum.
• Both sound and light are examples.

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What happens when a mechanical wave travels through a medium?

• Waves are transferred
• Energy is transferred
• Mass is transferred
• Particles are transferred

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How are Electromagnetic (EM) waves different from Mechanical waves?

• EM waves have very short wavelengths

• EM waves transmit energy instead of matter

• EM waves can travel through the vacuum of space (without particles)

• EM waves can change direction by reflection

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Mechanical waves can travel through space

• True

• False

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Which wave is pictured?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Both
• Neither

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What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave

• transverse wave

• sound wave

• mechanical wave

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What can electromagnetic waves travel through?

• mediums
• empty space
• solely solids
• both mediums and empty space

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What kind of wave is pictured?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• surface
• none of the above

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In what type of wave does the medium move perpendicular to the movement of the wave?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Electromagnetic
• Radio

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Longitudinal waves are ______.

• Parallel
• Perpendicular
• Crazy

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Water waves are a combination of _______ and transverse waves

• Magnetic

• Electrical

• Longitudinal

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Water waves are mechanical waves

• True

• False

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Rank the seismic waves in order of appearance when an earthquake first occurs as measured by a seismograph.

• S waves, P waves, then surface waves

• P waves, S waves, then surface waves

• S and P waves at the same time, then surface waves

• Surface waves, then S and P waves at the same time

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A secondary wave moves

• parallel
• perpendicular
• in circles

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A primary wave moves

• parallel
• perpendicular
• in circles

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A p-wave is an example of

• Longitudinal
• Transverse
• Converse
• Ocean

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An s-wave is an example of what type of wave?

• Longitudinal
• Converse
• Transverse
• Ocean

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Which type of wave arrives first during an earthquake?

• Primary (p-wave) waves
• Secondary (s-wave) waves
• Rayleigh Waves
• Love Waves

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This is known as the sudden shaking of the ground and known as the sources of seismic waves.

• earthquake

• tsunami

• flood

• typhoon

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It is the energy radiated in all directions from the focus due to earthquake.

• seismic waves

• epicenter

• body waves

• surface waves

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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What is a wavelength?

• How many waves pass a certain point

• The distance from one wave crest to another

• The entire length of a wave

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

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

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Which wave has the greatest amplitude?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Transmission happens when the wave passes through the material.

• True

• False

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Absorption occurs when waves are ‘trapped’ by a material. The waves’ energy changes to thermal energy within the material.

• True

• False

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______ is an example of reflection

• Echo

• Water

• Air

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The Law of Reflection:
The angle of incidence is _________ the angle of reflection

• bigger than
• the same as
• smaller than

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What is reflection?

• Reflection is the bouncing of light off the surface that it strikes on.

• Reflection is the absorbing of light off the surface that it strikes on.

• Reflection is the bending of light off the surface that it strikes on.

• Reflection is the scattering of light off the surface that it strikes on.

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In the diagram, what is A

• Incidence wave

• Reflected wave

• Normal

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What is B in the diagram

• Normal

• Angle of incidence

• Reflected wave

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What is C in diagarm

• Nromal

• Incidence wave

• Angle of reflection

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Why does the straw appear to be bent?

• light is reflected

• light is absorbed

• light is turned

• light is refracted

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witch picture is diffraction

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This image is representing what wave interaction?

• Refraction
• Diffraction
• Reflection
• Interference