17-1 Mechanical Waves

Multiple Choice

What are mechanical waves and how do they transfer energy?

• They are disturbances in matter that carry energy from one place to another

• They do not require a medium to travel through

• They transfer energy by moving matter from one place to another

• They are only found in water

Multiple Choice

What type of wave is pictured?

• Transverse wave

• Longitudinal wave

• Wave, what wave?

• Slinky wave

Multiple Choice

Which diagram shows a transverse wave?

• Diagram A

• Diagram B

• Both

• Neither