Waves Review

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

• Move
• Expand
• Vibrate
• Compress

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

• Surface Waves
• Combination Waves
• Longitudinal Waves
• Transverse Waves

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

• Wavelength
• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Speed

As the frequency of a wave traveling at constant speed increases, its ____________________ decreases.

• wavelength
• amplitude
• speed
• reflection

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           In a longitudinal wave moving along a spring, areas where the coils are farthest apart are called ____________________.

• interference
• Compression
• Rarefraction
• Diffraction

The more ____________________ a mechanical wave has, the greater its amplitude.

• reflection
• energy
• speed
• frequency

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How can you measure the wavelength of a transverse wave?

• crest to crest
• amplitude (height of the wave)
• frequency of the wave in a given time
• Speed

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Which wave has the greatest amplitude?

• The blue wave
• The red wave

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Which of the following is true about waves?

• When wavelength increases frequency increases
• When wavelength decreases, frequency increases
• When wavelength decreases, frequency decreases

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Which type of electromagnetic radiation is the reason we need sunglasses and sunscreen to avoid getting a sunburn?

• X-rays
• Gamma Rays
• Ultraviolet waves
• Infrared waves