Waves

Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to:

• move

• compress

• expand

• vibrate

What type of wave does NOT need a medium?

• Mechanical

• Longitudinal

• Electromagnetic

• Compression

Which of the following is a property of electromagnetic waves? (Mark all that apply)

• Transfers energy but not particles.

• Is a transverse wave.

• Does not require a medium to travel through.

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In which medium listed in the table below does sound travel slowest?

• Air (20 degrees)

• Air (0 degrees)

• Freshwater

• Silver

Sound is a mechanical wave that travels as a _________________ wave

Why do you see lightening from a distant storm before you hear thunder?

• The thunder is produced after lightening

• Your eyes react faster than your ears

• Light travels faster than sound

• Sound travels faster than light

Frequency is measured in

• Joules

• Newtons

• Hertz

• Centimeters

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What type of wave is shown:

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Surface

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What part of the wave is shown at point C

• Crest

• Trough

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

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What part of the wave is shown at point D:

• Crest

• Trough

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

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