Waves

Which type of wave REQUIRES a medium to travel?

• Mechanical

• Longitudinal

• Electromagnetic

• Transverse

How are transverse waves different from longitudinal waves?

• They have a lower wave frequency.

• Vibrations are parallel.

• Vibrations are perpendicular.

• They move slower.

Which type of wave has particles that move back and forth?

• Mechanical

• Electromagnetic

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

What is the highest point of a transverse wave called?

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Trough

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What is a medium?

• A term used to describe how waves travel.

• A term used to describe wave energy.

• A term used to describe the matter through which energy moves.

• A term used to describe the size of a wave.

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When a wave bends as it passes through at an angle from one medium to another. (example: pencil in a glass of water)

• Absorption

• Reflection

• Transmission

• Refraction

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When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)

• Transmission

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

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The bending of waves due to a change of speed

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Transmission

• Refraction

Which of the following are examples of refraction?

• Color Filter Paper

• Prism

• Aluminum Foil

• Straw in Water

• Convex Lens

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A medium takes in a wave and the waves energy is completely transferred. This is an example of..

• Refraction

• Absorption

• Reflection

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