Understanding Waves

Fill in the blank: A wave is a disturbance that carries ______ from one place to another.

• Matter

• Energy

• Sound

• Light

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True or False: Matter is carried with the wave.

• True

• False

Which of the following statements is true? A) Mechanical waves can travel without a medium B) Electromagnetic waves require a medium C) Mechanical waves require a medium D) Electromagnetic waves cannot travel in space.

• Mechanical waves can travel without a medium

• Electromagnetic waves require a medium

• Mechanical waves require a medium

• Electromagnetic waves cannot travel in space.

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What is a compressional (longitudinal) wave?

• A wave where the medium moves at right angles to the wave direction

• A wave where the medium moves back and forth in the same direction as the wave

• A wave with no movement of the medium

• A wave where the medium moves in a circular motion.

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How is frequency measured?

• Meters

• Hertz

• Joules

• Seconds

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What does the term 'rest position' refer to in wave properties?

• The point of maximum displacement

• The place the medium is when not moving

• The speed of the wave

• The frequency of the wave.

Fill in the blank: Wave speed varies in ______.

• A) Solids, liquids, and gases

• B) Only solids

• C) Only liquids

• D) Only gases

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In the context of wave behavior, what happens when a wave hits a flat surface?

• It is absorbed

• It is reflected

• It is refracted

• It is diffracted

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