Waves 1

A flying airplane his lifted by the

• difference in pressure above the wing and below the wing

• atmospheric pressure

• acoustic levitation

• acoustics

Waves that require a medium are called 

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

What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?

• it makes the sound louder
• it makes the sound travel faster
• it increases the wavelength of the sound
• it increases the frequency of the sound

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What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave

• transverse wave

• sound wave

• mechanical wave

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What is transferred along a wave?

• matter

• energy

• fruit

• water

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What is the maximum height of a wave called?

• wavelength

• displacement

• amplitude

• force

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Which of these is the definition for wavelength?

• The maximum movement (displacement) from the rest position to either a peak or a trough.

• The length between the beginning of one full cycle of a wave and the next.

Which of these is a longitudinal wave?

• light wave

• wave on a string

• water wave

• sound wave

Transverse waves are ___.

• Parallel
• Perpendicular
• Weird

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What is the wavelength?

• Length
• Height
• # of waves

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