Quiz about 8.9C Transverse and Longitudinal Waves

Question 1

Which type of wave requires a medium to travel through?

Accepted Answer

Longitudinal wave

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Transverse wave

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Electromagnetic wave

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Surface wave

Question 2

What is the main difference between transverse and longitudinal waves?

Accepted Answer

Transverse waves move perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer, while longitudinal waves move parallel.

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Transverse waves travel faster than longitudinal waves.

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Longitudinal waves can travel through a vacuum, but transverse waves cannot.

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Longitudinal waves have higher frequencies than transverse waves.

Question 3

In a transverse wave, what is the term for the highest point of the wave?

Accepted Answer

Crest

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Trough

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Amplitude

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Wavelength

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a longitudinal wave?

Accepted Answer

Sound wave

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Light wave

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Water wave

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Radio wave

Question 5

What is the term for the distance between two consecutive crests in a transverse wave?

Accepted Answer

Wavelength

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Frequency

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Amplitude

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Speed

Question 6

How is energy transferred in a longitudinal wave?

Accepted Answer

By the oscillation of particles parallel to the wave direction

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By the oscillation of particles perpendicular to the wave direction

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By the movement of particles in a circular motion

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By the reflection of particles

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the motion of particles in a transverse wave?

Accepted Answer

Particles move perpendicular to the wave direction.

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Particles move in a circular path.

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Particles move parallel to the wave direction.

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Particles remain stationary.

Question 8

What is the term for the lowest point of a transverse wave?

Accepted Answer

Trough

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Crest

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Amplitude

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Wavelength

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true about energy transfer in waves?

Accepted Answer

Energy is transferred by the movement of particles in the direction of the wave.

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Energy is transferred without the movement of particles.

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Energy is transferred by the movement of particles opposite to the wave direction.

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Energy is transferred by the movement of particles in a circular motion.

Question 10

What happens to the energy of a wave as its amplitude increases?

Accepted Answer

The energy increases.

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The energy decreases.

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The energy remains the same.

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The energy is unaffected by amplitude.

Question 11

What causes waves to be produced?

Accepted Answer

Vibrations

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Gravity

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Heat

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Light

Question 12

In longitudinal waves, how do particles vibrate?

Accepted Answer

Parallel to the wave direction

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In a random pattern

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At 90 degrees to the wave direction

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In a circular motion

Question 13

Which type of wave requires a medium to travel?

Accepted Answer

Sound waves

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Electromagnetic waves

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Light waves

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Radio waves

Question 14

What type of waves are these?

Accepted Answer

Longitudinal waves

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Transverse waves

Question 15

As the frequency of a wave decreases, the wavelength _________.

Accepted Answer

increases

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also decreases

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stays the same

Question 16

The distance between crest to crest or trough to trough or between two compression or two rarefactions

Accepted Answer

wavelength

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frequency

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rarefaction

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mechanical wave

Question 17

Part of a longitudinal wave that particles are closest together

Accepted Answer

compressions

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rarefactions

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crest

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trough

Question 18

A wave with a large amplitude will have more or less energy than a wave with a small amplitude?

Accepted Answer

More energy

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Less energy

Question 19

Which one of the following descriptions fits a wave with a large amount of energy?

Accepted Answer

High frequency

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Low amplitude

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Long wavelength

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Low frequency

8.9C Transverse and Longitudinal Waves

19 questions

Which type of wave requires a medium to travel through?

What is the main difference between transverse and longitudinal waves?

In a transverse wave, what is the term for the highest point of the wave?

Which of the following is an example of a longitudinal wave?

What is the term for the distance between two consecutive crests in a transverse wave?

How is energy transferred in a longitudinal wave?

Which of the following best describes the motion of particles in a transverse wave?

What is the term for the lowest point of a transverse wave?

Which of the following statements is true about energy transfer in waves?

What happens to the energy of a wave as its amplitude increases?

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