Wave Properties

A wave is a repeating disturbance or _______________________ that transfers or moves energy from place to place

• Vibration

• Medium

• Amplitude

• Frequency

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There are many different kinds of waves, but the one thing waves all have in common is they transfer ________ and not matter.

• energy

• disturbances

• motion

• medium

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A vibration can be which of the following? You may have more than one answer.

• repeated back and forth motion

• repeated side to side motion

• repeated up and down motion

• repeated up and forth motion

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Waves can travel through materials called mediums. Which of the following are mediums?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• Solid, Liquid, or Gas

• Just solid and liquid

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Which type of wave vibrates up and down perpendicular to the motion the energy travels.

• Transverse

• Longitudinal/Compressional

Which type of wave vibrates back and forth parallel to the motion the energy travels.

• Transverse

• Longitudinal/Compressional

Transverse waves have high points and low points. What are they called?

• high- trough low- crest

• high- crest low- trough

• high- frequency low- amplitude

• high- amplitude low- frequency

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This image shows a compressional wave, what is the area called where the particles are close together?

• Compression

• Rarefaction

• Trough

• Crest

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This image shows a compressional wave, what is the area called where the particles are farther apart?

• Compression

• Rarefaction

• Trough

• Crest

True or False: Mechanical waves do require a medium to transmit energy.

• True

• False

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