MCQ 4_Types of waves

What type of wave is this?

• Longitudinal
• Transverse

What type of wave is this?

• Longitudinal
• Transverse

The image above shows a student using a Slinky to create a wave. The slinky is stretched at one end and the resulting wave travels back and forth. This is an example of a...

• Superposition Wave
• Refracted Wave
• Longitudinal Wave
• Transverse Wave

Imagine one end of a rope is tied to a door handle. The other end is caused to vibrate vertically(up & down). The wave that travels along the rope is an example of a(n)...

• Electromagnetic Wave
• Microwave
• Transverse Wave
• Longitudinal Wave

A mechanical wave cannot travel through...

• a vacuum(empty space).
• water.
• air. 
• glass.

When you measure the amplitude, you are measuring distance from crest to resting point of the medium. What is this showing?

• Energy of the wave. Higher the amplitude, the greater the energy

• Energy of the wave. The lower the amplitude, the greater the energy

• The frequency

A wave that requires a medium to travel.

• Mechanical

• Electromagnetic

A ______ is a material through which a wave transfers energy.

• trough

• frequency

• substrate

• medium

Waves transfer (a)   from place to place

• electricity
• energy
• electrons
• gas

What types of waves carry energy at a right angle or perpendicular to the direction of the energy flow?

• Longitudinal waves
• Transverse waves
• Sound waves
• P-waves