Unit 3-Waves & Light Review

What kind of wave is pictured below?

• Compressional wave

• Transverse wave

• Mechanical wave

• Sound wave

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What property of the 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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What do waves carry from place to place?

• Energy, but not matter or particles

• Energy and matter or particles

• Matter or particles not energy

• Neither energy nor matter or particles

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Which wave is pictured?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Both

• Neither

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Sound is an example of which type of wave?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Neither

• Both

Light is an example of which type of wave?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Both

• Neither

Which wave travels parallel in relation to a medium?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Both

• Neither

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The highest point on a transverse wave is the...

• wavelength

• crest

• amplitude

• trough

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