Honors: Textbook Ch.13.3

The TYPES of waves pictured right, in order from left to right:

• Transverse; Longitudinal; Circular

• Longitudinal; Transverse; Circular

• Circular; Transverse; Longitudinal

• No Answer is Correct

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What type of wave is described: The Particle Motion is perpendicular to the direction in which the wave is traveling.

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Surface/Circular

• All wave types

A wave has a period of 0.2 seconds and is traveling at a speed of 200 m/s. What is its wavelength?

• 30 meters

• 80 meters

• 40 meters

• 4 meters

• 20 meters

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A wave oscillates 10.0 times a second and has a wavelength of 2.5 m. *What is the frequency, period, and speed of this wave? *Answer all THREE in that order.

• 10 Hz; 0.1 seconds; 100 m/s

• 1 Hz; 0.1 seconds; 100 m/s

• 100 Hz; 0.01 seconds; 1000 m/s

• 10 Hz; 1 second; 10 m/s

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Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?

• Sound wave

• Light wave

• Water wave

• Arm wave

• Slinky wave

(*2 Parts) Based on the picture: Which wave has the greatest:

Frequency? Wavelength?

• D; A

• B; C

• A; B

• D; C

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TWO variables that affect the energy of a wave are?

• Amplitude + Frequency

• Wavelength + Speed

• The medium the wave is in + Temperature of the medium

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Which of the following is TRUE?

• The waves are Out of Phase

• The Waves have the same amplitude

• The waves have different periods

• The waves are In Phase with different amplitudes

Using the sine wave graph of an oscillator pictured:

The SIZE of one wavelength is?

• 1 meter

• 2 meters

• 3 meters

• 6 meters

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Using the sine wave graph of an oscillator pictured: Assume that the period is 2 seconds.

How much TIME is pictured on the X-axis?

• 12 seconds

• 6 seconds

• 4 seconds

• 2 seconds

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