IPC: Waves Exam (#5)

What is a wave?

• A repeating disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space.

• The motion with the hands or with something held in them in signal or salute.

• The material that energy travels through.

• A vibration that is produced by propagation (movement).

What is A?

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Resting position

What is E?

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Resting position

What is B?

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Resting position

What is C?

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Resting position

What is D?

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Resting position

What do waves transfer?

• Matter

• Energy

• Matter and energy

• The medium

What is the number of waves that passes a point in a certain time called?

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Period

• Frequency

What type of wave is wave 1?

• Compressional

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Refraction

What type of wave is wave 2?

• Longitudinal

• Transverse wave

• Electromagnetic

• Refraction