Property of Waves

What does a wave carry from place to place?

• energy

• matter

• people

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The highest point on a transverse wave is the

• compression

• crest

• rest position

• trough

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The lowest point on a transverse wave is the

• compression

• crest

• rest position

• trough

If the wavelength of a wave increased, what would happen to the frequency?

• decrease

• increase

• stay the same

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The number of waves that pass somewhere in a second is:

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

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As a longitudinal wave moves forward, the particles move:

• perpendicular to the wave's motion

• parallel to the wave's motion

• stand in one place

• move completely down the spring

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Waves that require a medium are called 

• mechanical waves
• transverse waves
• light waves
• gamma rays

What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave

• transverse wave

• sound wave

• mechanical wave

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Which wave is pictured?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Both
• Neither

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What type of wave move a slinky back and forth?

• longitudinal
• transverse