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 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

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

• Wavelength
• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Speed

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The speed of a wave is its wavelength multiplied by its

• Vibration
• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Reflection

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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

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