Waves

Longitudinal waves are ______.

• Parallel
• Perpendicular
• Crazy

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Transverse waves are ___.

• Parallel
• Perpendicular
• Weird

What kind of wave is pictured below?

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

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In what type of wave does the medium move perpendicular to the movement of the wave?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Electromagnetic
• Radio

What kind of wave is pictured?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• surface
• none of the above

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What are the parts of a longitudinal wave?

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

How would you describe the movement of a transverse wave?

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

Sound needs a medium to travel through.  What is a medium?

• solid, liquid, gas
• open space
• waves
• nothing

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The type of waves that require medium to pass:

• Mechanical Waves
• Electromagnetic Waves

Waves are a transfer of what?

• Heat
• Light
• Energy
• Food

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