Physical Science Waves

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

• move

• compress

• expand

• vibrate

Waves that move the particles of the medium parallel to the direction in which the waves are traveling are called

• longitudinal

• transverse

• surface

• combination

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is the wave's

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency

• speed

The speed of a wave is its wavelength multiplied by its

• amplitude

• vibration

• frequency

• reflection

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The maximum distance that the particles of a medium move from the rest position is the

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency

• speed

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The interaction between two waves that meet is called

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

• interference

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What occurs when vibrations traveling through an object match the object's natural frequency?

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

• resonance

Waves combine to produce a smaller or zero-amplitude wave in a process called

• destructive interference

• constructive interference

• reflection

• refraction

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Mechanical waves are classified according to

• size

• shape

• movement

• source

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

• the thunder is produced by lightning

• your eyes react faster than your ears

• light travels faster than sound

• sound travels faster than light