Waves and the universal wave equation

Which of the options is the scientific explanation for a WAVE?

• Any disturbance that transfers energy from place to place

• Something you can surf on.

• A transfer of thermal energy from one medium to another.

• When molecules disperse as a result of Charles' Law

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What is a medium?

• Someone that talks to ghosts.

• A material/matter in which a wave travels through.

• The length of a transverse wave.

• An absence of all matter

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Radio waves, x-rays, and microwaves are all examples of what?

• The light spectrum

• Electromagnetic radiation

• Potential energy

• 1980s New Wave music

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What wave feature is B indicating on the diagram?

• crest

• trough

• amplitude

• wavelength

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What wave feature is D indicating on the diagram?

• crest

• trough

• amplitude

• wavelength

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What wave feature is C and E indicating on the diagram?

• crest

• resting position

• amplitude

• wavelength

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What term does the following sentence describe?

The distance between the highest point of a wave crest and the resting position of the wave is the _________.

• frequency

• amplitude

• trough

• resting position

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Which wave travels in the SAME DIRECTION as the vibrations that are produced my the source?

• Longitudinal

• Transverse

What type of wave does this image display?

• Transverse wave

• Longitudinal wave

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Fill in the blank:

The distance a wave travels from crest to crest in know as the _________.

• Frequency

• Wave length

• trough

• refraction