Properties of Waves

A wave will travel only as long as it has __________ to carry.

• energy

• mass

• amplitude

• matter

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When you squeeze together the coils of a spring and then release them, you are creating a _____________ wave.

• transverse

• longitudinal

• water

• seismic

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Waves in which the particles of the medium move only in the same direction as the motion of the wave are _____________ waves.

• transverse

• longitudinal

• water

• seismic

The medium for an ocean wave is

• up and down

• side to side

• air

• water

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If you are lying on a raft, and you notice that the number of waves that go past the raft increases, you also find that the distance between each crest _______________.

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• spreads out

Wave A carries more energy than wave B. Wave B has smaller _____________ than wave A.

• frequency

• wavelength

• amplitude

• speed

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For a given wave, if the frequency doubles, the wavelength ______________.

• doubles

• stays the same

• is halved

• quadruples

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Refraction and diffraction are alike because

• both are properties of all waves

• both involve the bending of a wave

• both a and b

• neither a nor b

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

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

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength

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