Properties of Waves

What type of wave is this?

• longitudinal wave

• transverse wave

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The measure of the distance from the resting point of a wave to the crest is called...

• rarefaction

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency

What are the parts of a longitudinal wave called?

• rarefactions and compressions

• crests and troughs

Waves transfer energy and matter

• False

• True

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What are the parts of a transverse wave called?

• crest

• compression

• rarefaction

• trough

What are waves measured in?

• Joules

• Hertz

• Centimeters

• Newtons

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Sound waves cause the matter they pass through to...

• vibrate

• shrink

• slow down

• expand

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Waves that do not require a medium to travel through

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When the wavelength of a wave decreases, what happens to the frequency?

• decreases

• stays the same

• increases

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Which of these waves has the greatest wavelength?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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