Waves, Light, Sound

Which type of wave causes the medium to vibrate in a direction parallel to the waves motion?

• transverse

• longitudinal

• surface

• mechanical

Which type of waves causes the medium to vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the wave?

• transverse

• longitudinal

• surface

• mechanical

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Amplitude is a measurement of the

• speed of the wave

• pitch

• distance of wavelength

• amount of energy the wave has

Sound is what kind of wave?

• transverse

• longitudinal

• surface

• electromagnetic

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What kind of wave is pictured?

• transverse

• longitudinal

• surface

• sound

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What is the standard unit of frequency?

• m/s

• Hz

• m

• lambda

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The material through which a wave travels is called the

• medium

• vacuum

• stuff

• contingent

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The number of waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency

• period

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The densest part of a longitudinal wave is called a

• compression

• rarefaction

• amplitude

• transform

The smaller the wavelength the __________ the energy

• lower

• higher

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