Waves Test Review

A wave transfers:

• matter
• water
• energy
• particles

What is the source that causes a wave to start?

• the moon
• vibration
• splash
• motion

A wave that moves the medium parallel to the direction of the energy is a:

• electromagnetic
• standing
• transverse
• longitudinal

When the particles of a medium are vibrating perpendicular to the direction of the wave,  this is a __________wave.

• sound
• water
• transverse
• longitudinal

The distance between the crest of a wave and the crest of the next wave is:

• 3mm
• frequency
• amplitude
• wavelength

The number of complete waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time is:

• speed
• frequency
• amplitude
• wavelength

A wave changes speed as it enters a new medium causing it to bend.  This is an example of:

• reflection
• refraction
• diffraction
• interference

What two characteristics of a wave do you need to calculate it’s speed?

• frequency and amplitude
• wavelength and time
• distance and wavelength
• wavelength and frequency

In which wave property does the wave not change direction:

• reflection
• interference
• diffration
• refraction

when the particles of a wave are spread out

• rarefaction
• compression
• node
• antinode