What are Waves?

Waves that require a medium to travel through are _____________

• Mechanical
• Electromagnetic
• Water
• Sound

A wave that vibrates the medium perpendicular to the direction of the wave is

• Parallel
• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Surface

The high and low points on a transverse wave are called the

• trough and node
• node and trough
• crest and trough
• amplitude and trough

According to the picture, what would best describe rarefaction?

• the areas where the particles are pressed together more

• areas that would be the "crest" of a transverse wave

• the areas of the wave that have more spaced out particles of the medium

• the areas where the wave is crossing over the line of rest

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

• move

• compress

• expand

• vibrate

What kind of wave travels through the earth & can cause earthquakes?

• Seismic Wave

• Ocean Wave

• Light Wave

• Sound waves

Which is an example of a longitudinal wave?

• light wave
• sound wave
• visible wave
• radio wave

You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

• medium

• light

• energy

• heat

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Water waves are a combination of what two types of wave?

• Sound wave

• Longitudinal wave

• Transverse wave

• Seismic wave

How do electromagnetic waves differ from mechanical waves?

• They are only longitudinal waves.

• The wave moves in every direction form the source.

• They can travel through empty space.

• They do not carry energy.