Inside Earth Packet Check Pages 5-11

What is a mechanical wave?

• A disturbance in matter

• A type of light wave

• A form of static electricity

• A chemical reaction

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What is the matter through which a wave travels called?

• Fluid

• Medium

• Solid

• Gas

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Do particles travel with the wave?

• Yes, they travel with the wave.

• No, only energy travels with the wave.

• Yes, they travel faster than the wave.

• No, they remain stationary.

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What type of wave involves particles vibrating back and forth?

• Transverse waves

• Longitudinal waves

• Surface waves

• Electromagnetic waves

Rest

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Crest

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Trough

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Amplitude

• A

• B

• C

• D

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E is

• wave

• wavelength

• amplitude

• crest

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What is the term for areas where the wave is spread out in a longitudinal wave?

• Compression

• Rarefaction

• Amplitude

• Frequency