Types of Waves Test Review

A wave in which energy put into the wave moves in the same direction as the wave.

• Longitudinal Wave
• Transverse Wave

How would you describe the movement of a longitudinal wave?

• Up and down
• Back and forth
• In zigzags
• Linear

How would you describe the movement of a transverse wave?

• Up and down
• Back and forth
• In zigzags
• Linear

Which wave can only travel using a medium?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Both
• Neither

Which wave travels perpendicular in relation to a medium?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Both
• Neither

Which wave travels parallel in relation to a medium?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Both
• Neither

What are the parts of a longitudinal wave?

• Compressions and rarefactions
• Crests and troughs
• Compressions and crests
• Rarefactions and troughs

What are the parts of a transverse wave?

• Compressions and rarefactions
• Crests and troughs
• Compressions and crests
• Rarefactions and troughs

A wave carries...?

• energy only
• matter only
• the matter carries the energy
• neither