Transverse & Longitudinal Waves

All waves carry ______________.

• Sound

• Light

• Matter

• Energy

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What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave

• transverse wave

• sound wave

• longitudinal wave

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What type of wave is pictured?

• Transverse wave

• Longitudinal wave

• Wave, what wave?

• Slinky wave

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How would you describe the movement of a transverse wave?

• Up and down
• Back and forth
• In zigzags
• Linear

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The highest point of the transverse wave is called _____

• trough

• amplitude

• crest

• wavelength

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The lowest point on the transverse wave is called_______

• trough

• crest

• wavelength

• frequency

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This is the distance from the equilibrium position to the crest or to the trough.

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

• amplitude

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The wavelength can be measured from ( check all that apply)

• crest to crest

• crest to trough

• trough to crest

• trough to trough

What is B?

• crest
• trough
• compression
• rarefaction

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What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is spread a part?

• compression
• rarefaction
• crest
• trough

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