Waves Review

Waves are broken down into 2 overall types. What are they?

• Transverse and Longitudinal

• Mechanical and Electromagnetic

• Sound and Light

• Radio and Microwaves

Waves that require a medium to transport energy are ______ waves. What is a medium?

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____ waves can also travel through a medium but do not require one. They can travel through empty space known as a _______.

• Sound waves, vacuum

• Electromagnetic waves, vacuum

• Water waves, air

• Seismic waves, atmosphere

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Mechanical waves can be classified based on how particles move compared to the wave energy. Name the two types of mechanical waves.

• Transverse waves and longitudinal waves

• Electromagnetic waves and sound waves

• Transverse waves and surface waves

• Longitudinal waves and electromagnetic waves

Transverse waves consist of _______ at the top, and _______ at the bottom.

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Which type of wave transfers energy parallel to the direction of vibration?

• Transverse waves

• Longitudinal waves

• Surface waves

• Electromagnetic waves

Which type of wave transfers energy perpendicular to the direction of vibration?

• Longitudinal wave

• Transverse wave

• Surface wave

• Electromagnetic wave

Longitudinal waves consist of _______ (close together) and _______ (farther apart).

• compressions and rarefactions

• crests and troughs

• high pitch and low pitch

• amplitude and frequency

What do waves carry/transfer?

• Energy

• Particles

• Light only

• Sound only

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What type of wave is a sound wave?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Mechanical

• Electromagnetic

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