Mechanical Waves

A wave transports _____

• medium

• light

• sound

• energy

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What are the two types of waves?

• mechanical & EM

• light & sound

• ultrasonic & infrasonic

• fast & slow

True or False: Mechanical waves need a physical medium to travel.

• True

• False

What type of wave can travel through a vacuum/empty space?

• Mechanical

• EM

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Sound is an example of a _____ wave.

• Mechanical

• EM

Light doesn't need a medium to travel, so it is a(n) _____ wave.

• Mechanical

• EM

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Which travels faster: light or sound?

• Light

• Sound

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The peak of a wave is the _____ & the bottom is called the _____.

• wavelength, amplitude

• amplitude, wavelength

• trough, crest

• crest, trough

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_____ waves are perpendicular, while _____ waves are parallel.

• transverse, longitudinal

• longitudinal, transverse

• EM, mechanical

• mechanical, EM

The stretched out parts of a wave are called _____, while the compact parts are _____.

• compressions, diffractions

• diffractions, compressions

• compressions, rarefactions

• rarefactions, compressions