Waves Review

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

• Move
• Expand
• Vibrate
• Compress

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

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

• Refraction
• Reflection
• Diffraction
• Resonance

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

• Wavelength of the Wave
• Frequency of the Wave
• Amplitude of the Wave
• Speed of the Wave

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

• Wavelength
• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Speed

The interaction between two waves that meet is called

• refraction
• reflection
• diffreaction
• interference

The speed of a wave is its wavelength multiplied by its

• Vibration
• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Reflection

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

• Your eyes react faster than your ears
• Light travels faster than sound
• The thunder is produced after the lightening

Mechanical waves are classified according to

• how they move
• their source
• their shape 
• their size

The crests and troughs of a standing wave are called ____________________.

• wavelength
• energy
• antinodes
• rarefaction