Mechanical & EM Waves Exit Ticket

_____ waves NEED a medium to travel.

• seismic

• light

• electromagnetic

• mechanical

What does a wave carry from place to place?

• energy

• water

• matter

• particles

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The highest part of the wave is called the _______________.

• amplitude

• trough

• wavelength

• crest

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__________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.

• amplitude

• crest

• frequency

• wavelength

Which type of wave only has movement that is perpendicular to the direction of the wave?

• transverse wave

• surface wave

• longitudinal wave

• none of the above

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Which type of wave only has movement that is parallel to the direction of the wave?

• transverse wave

• surface wave

• longitudinal wave

• none of these

What kind of wave is pictured?

• transverse

• surface

• longitudinal

• none

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What kind of wave is pictured?

• transverse

• compressional

• longitudinal

• none

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What part of the wave is labeled X?

• frequency

• wavelength

• amplitude

• speed

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Which property of these waves differs?

• Frequency
• Wavelength
• Amplitude
• Pitch

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