Quiz about Longitudinal and Transverse Waves

Question 1

What is transferred from place to place by waves?

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energy

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matter

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particles

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light

Question 2

What does the arrow in the picture represent?

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wavelength

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amplitude

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frequency

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trough

Question 3

What does the arrow in the picture represent?

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amplitude

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wavelength

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echolocation

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peak

Question 4

If the amplitude increases, the energy of the wave:

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increases

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decreases

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stays the same

Question 5

The highest point of a wave is called what?

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Crest/Peak

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Trough

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wavelength

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amplitude

Question 6

Waves that require a medium to travel are

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Mechanical waves

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transverse waves

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electromagnetic waves

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light waves

Question 7

What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?

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it makes the sound louder

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it makes the sound travel faster

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it makes the sound softer

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it changes the pitch or note of the sound

Question 8

What kind of wave is pictured below?

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transverse wave

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compressional wave

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longitudinal wave

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mechanical wave

Question 9

What can electromagnetic waves travel through (select all that apply)?

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solids

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empty space

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liquids

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gases

Question 10

Which wave is pictured?

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longitudinal

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Transverse

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electromagnetic

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light

Question 11

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

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4

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1

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2

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3

Question 12

Which wave in the diagram has the longest wavelength?

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3

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1

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2

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4

Question 13

Which of the following can a mechanical wave travel through (select all that apply)?

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solid

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liquid

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gas

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empty space

Question 14

What is measured from crest to crest or trough to trough?

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wavelength

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mediums

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resting position

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origin

Question 15

If a wave has a greater frequency, what happens to the wavelength?

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decreases

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increases

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stays the same

Question 16

What property does the orange arrow (A) represent?

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trough

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crest

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wavelength

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peak

Question 17

A lady screaming has a very high pitch. This means the sound has a higher...

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higher frequency

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lower frequency

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higher amplitude

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lower amplitude

Question 18

Longitudinal waves move __________ to the energy of the wave (select all that apply).

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Parallel

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In the same direction

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Perpendicular

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At a 90 degree angle

Question 19

Transverse waves move __________ to the energy in the wave (select all that apply).

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Perpendicular

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At 90 degree angle

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Parallel

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In the same direction

Question 20

The area of a longitudinal wave where particles are pushed close together are called:

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compressions

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rarefactions

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amplitude

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wavelength

Question 21

The areas of a longitudinal waves where particles are spread far apart from each other are called:

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rarefactions

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compressions

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amplitude

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wavelength

Question 22

Which letter(s) represent the rest position of the wave (select all that apply)?

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A & C

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E & G

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C & E

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C & G

Question 23

Is made up of compressions and rarefactions.

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Longitudinal Wave

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Transverse Wave

Question 24

Is made up of crests and troughs

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Transverse Wave

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Longitudinal Wave

Question 25

Question 25.

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Longitudinal Wave

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Transverse Wave

Question 26

Light is this type of wave

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Transverse Wave

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Longitudinal Wave

Question 27

Sound is this type of wave.

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Longitudinal Wave

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Transverse Wave

Question 28

The number of complete waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time is:

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frequency

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speed

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amplitude

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wavelength

Question 29

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

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wavelength

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amplitude

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crest

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trough

Question 30

Which image represents a longitudinal wave?

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B

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A

Question 31

The number of times the wavelength occurs in one second, measured in units called hertz.

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Frequency

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Amplitude

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Wavelength

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Medium

Question 32

How would you describe the movement of a transverse wave?

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Up and down

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Back and forth

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In zigzags

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Linear

Question 33

Which type of wave has a wave perpedicular to the disturbance?

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transverse

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surface

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mechanical

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longitudinal

Question 34

Energy can be transferred from one medium to another through _________.

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vibrations

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stacking objects

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an ordered sequence

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colors

Question 35

Unlike a transverse wave, the disturbance in a longitudinal wave is

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parallel to the wave motion.

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in a circular motion.

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perpendicular to the wave motion.

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in the opposite direction of the wave motion

Question 36

Unlike a longitudinal wave, the disturbance in a transverse wave is

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perpendicular to the wave motion.

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in a circular motion.

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parallel to the wave motion.

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in the opposite direction of the wave motion.

Question 37

What is a wave?

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A disturbance that transfers energy but not matter.

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A disturbance that transfers matter from place to place.

Question 38

You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

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medium

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light

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energy

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heat

Question 39

What kind of wave is pictured?

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Longitudinal

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Transverse

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surface

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none of the above

Longitudinal and Transverse Waves

42 questions

What is transferred from place to place by waves?

What does the arrow in the picture represent?

What does the arrow in the picture represent?

If the amplitude increases, the energy of the wave:

The highest point of a wave is called what?

Waves that require a medium to travel are

What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?

What kind of wave is pictured below?

What can electromagnetic waves travel through (select all that apply)?

Which wave is pictured?

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