Mechanical Waves Ch7L1

Energy is

• the ability to run really fast

• the ability to annoy

• the ability to make a wave

• the ability to do work

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Waves are created by

• a vibration or disturbance

• a hand moving back and forth

• absolute stillness

A disturbance involving the transfer of energy from place to place is called a

• Medium

• Trough

• Wave

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A medium is

• the top of a transverse wave

• a material through which a wave travels

• a size of a shirt

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Waves that are caused by motion or a vibrating object are called

• Potential Waves

• Chemical Waves

• Nuclear Waves

• Mechanical Waves

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A repeated back and forth or up and down motion is called a

• surface wave

• vibration

• rarefaction

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A wave that vibrates the medium (particles) perpendicular to the direction of the wave is called a

• longitudinal wave

• transverse wave

• surface wave

A wave that vibrates the medium (particles) parallel to the direction of the wave is called a

• longitudinal wave

• transverse wave

• surface wave

A wave that vibrates the medium (particles) both perpendicular AND parallel to the direction of the wave creating a circular motion is called a

• longitudinal wave

• transverse wave

• surface wave

Examples of a medium include

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• Solid

• Space

• Liquid

• Gas

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