Wave Parts Quiz

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1. Which area of this sound wave represents a compression?

• A
• B
• C
• D

2) If we compare and contrast electromagnetic waves with sound waves, all BUT one statement is true(one is false). That is

• sound waves require a medium to travel while electromagnetic waves do not.
• electromagnetic waves can travel through the vacuum of space while sound waves cannot.
• electromagnetic waves must have a medium in which to travel, but sound waves can travel anywhere.
• sound waves must bounce off of matter in order to travel while electromagnetic waves do not require matter to be present.

3. What does B represent?

• A) amplitude
• B) crest
• C) trough
• D) wavelength

4. Identify the characteristic of a transverse wave that doubled from wave A to wave B.

• A) amplitude
• B) rarefaction
• C) trough
• D) wavelength

5. The distance, A, in the image represents

• A) amplitude.
• B) frequency.
• C) period.
• D) wavelength.

6. The distance shown in the diagram is known as the

• A) amplitude.
• B) crest.
• C) trough.
• D) wavelength.

7. The crest of a transverse wave is BEST shown by letter

• A
• B
• C
• D

8) Longitudinal waves compress the medium they travel though. One example of a longitudinal wave is a

• A) sound wave.
• B) ocean wave.
• C) infrared wave.
• D) ultraviolet wave.