Waves 1

What does a wave transmit?

• mass
• energy
• matter
• don't get this wrong

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The top picture represents a __________and the bottom picture represents a _______________

• longitudinal, transverse
• transverse, longitudinal
• longitudinal, surf sideways 
• shock, mechanical 

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What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave
• transverse wave
• sound wave
• mechanical wave

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What is the name of a material in which waves travel, like sound waves, seismic waves, and waves in a slinky?

• Vacuum
• Medium
• Mechanical
• Space

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What kind of wave moves at right angles (perpendicular) to the direction of the wave?

• compressional waves
• mechanical waves
• transverse waves
• ultraviolet rays

What do we call the part of a compressional / longitudinal wave that is when the waves are squeezed together?

• compression
• rarefaction
• crest
• trough

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What do we call the part of a compressional / longitudinal wave that is spread apart?

• compression
• rarefaction
• crest
• trough

In which direction does a Longitudinal wave travel compared to the medium?

• parallel
• perpendicular
• At right angles to the medium
• Anywhere it wants to go

Which letter represents amplitude?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Which letter represents the wave trough?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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