Waves Review

What is the medium for ripples on a pond?

• Wind

• Water

• Earth

• Fire

What waves do not require a medium?

• Transverse Waves

• Longitudinal Waves

• Electromagnetic Waves

• Seismic Waves

What is the medium that seismic waves travel through?

• Earth

• Wind

• Fire

• None of these

Which of the following is a transverse wave?

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Which of the following is a logitudinal wave?

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Which direction do the particles of a longitudinal wave travel in regards to the direction the wave is traveling?

• If the wave is traveling to the right, the particles in the medium are moving left and right.

• If the wave is traveling to the right. the particles in the medium are moving up and down.

• If the wave is traveling to the right, the particles in the medium are moving in a clockwise rotation.

• The particles do not move when the wave is traveling to the right.

Which direction do the particles of a transverse wave travel in regards to the direction the wave is traveling?

• If the wave is traveling to the right, the particles in the medium are moving left and right.

• If the wave is traveling to the right. the particles in the medium are moving up and down.

• If the wave is traveling to the right, the particles in the medium are moving in a clockwise rotation.

• The particles do not move when the wave is traveling to the right.

Which is an example of an electromagnetic wave (or a wave that requires no medium)?

• Ripples in a pond

• Sounds from your stereo

• Seismic waves from a earthquake

• None of the above

A __________ wave has ________, which are at the top of each wave.

• Transverse; crests

• Longitudinal; crests

• Transverse; troughs

• Longitudinal; troughs

Where are troughs?

• At the bottom of longitudinal waves

• At the top of longitudinal waves

• At the bottom of transverse waves

• At the bottom of longitudinal waves