Wave Practice

1) _____ waves NEED a medium to travel.

• Seismic

• Light

• Mechanical

2) What is transferred from place to place by waves?

• matter

• energy

• particles

• light

3) What does the arrow in the picture represent?

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency

• trough

4) What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave

• transverse wave

• longitudinal wave

• mechanical wave

5) Which wave is pictured?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Electromagnetic

• Light

6) How are the frequency of a wave and the period related?

• They both equal the wavelength.

• They are both the inverse of the wavelength.

• They are the inverse of each other

• They are both related to the amplitude.

7) Longitudinal waves move __________ to the energy of the wave (select all that apply).

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

• At a 90 degree angle

• In the same direction

8) Transverse waves move __________ to the energy in the wave (select all that apply).

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

• At 90 degree angle

• In the same direction

9) The area of a longitudinal wave where particles are pushed close together are called:

• rarefactions

• compressions

• amplitude

• wavelength

10) The areas of a longitudinal waves where particles are spread far apart from each other are called:

• rarefactions

• compressions

• amplitude

• wavelength