Waves Review

The illustration below is an example of _____________.

• refraction
• diffraction
• reflection

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This figure shows a _______________________.

• electromagnetic wave
• longitudinal wave
• compression wave

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Which of the following is transferred during the movement of a wave? (PS4)

• speed

• mass

• matter

• energy

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A surface wave causes ___________________.

• little motion
• high motion
• circular motion
• triangular motion

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You can see yourself in a mirror because light ____ off the surface of a mirror. (PS4)

• absorbs

• diffracts

• refracts

• reflects

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The more energy that a wave carries, the greater its ________________.

• amplitude

• density

• frequency

• pitch

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A surface wave has characteristics of both ________________ waves and ________________ waves.

• Transverse and Compression

• Longitudinal and Electromagnetic

• Electromagnetic and Compression

• Transverse and Longitudinal

For a wave, the _____ the amplitude, the ____ energy the wave carries.

• larger, more

• larger, less

• no relationship

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Which of the following is NOT a medium through which a mechanical wave can travel?

• solid

• gas

• liquid

• vacuum

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In the figure shown, point D is called ________.

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency

• pitch

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