Waves Review

The diagram shows a transverse wave traveling to the right through a medium. Point A represents a particle of the medium.  In which direction will particle A move in the next instant of time?

• up
• down
• left
• right

A periodic wave transfers

• particles only
• energy only
• both energy and particles
• neither energy nor particles

As a transverse wave travels through a medium, the individual particles of the medium move

• perpendicular to the direction of wave travel
• parallel to the direction of wave travel
• in circles
• in ellipses

A longitudinal wave moves to the right through a uniform medium, as shown below. Points A, B, C, D, and E represent the positions of particles of the medium.
Which diagram best represents the motion of particle C as it moves to the right?

• (1)
• (2)
• (3)
• (4)

A longitudinal wave moves to the right through a uniform medium, as shown below. Points A, B, C, D, and E represent the positions of particles of the medium.
Which direction will particle A move in the next instant in time?

• up
• down 
• left
• right

The diagram below represents a standing wave. The number of nodes and antinodes shown in the diagram is

• 4 nodes and 5 antinodes
• 5 nodes and 6 antinodes
• 6 nodes and 5 antinodes
• 6 nodes and 10 antinodes

A student in a band notices that a drum vibrates when another instrument emits a certain frequency/note. This phenomenon illustrates

• reflection
• resonance
• refraction
• diffraction

The figure below represents two pulses approaching each other.  Which of the numbered diagrams best represents the resultant pulse at the instant the pulses are passing through each other?

• (1)
• (2)
• (3)
• (4)

The diagram below shows two waves traveling in the same medium. Points A, B, C, and D are located along the rest position of the medium. The waves interfere to produce a resultant wave. The resulting wave has the greatest positive displacement at point

• A
• B
• C
• D

A periodic wave having a frequency of 5.0 hertz and a speed of 10 meters per second has a wavelength of

• 0.5 m
• 1.0 m
• 2.0 m
• 5.0 m