Transverse Wave

What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave

• transverse wave

• sound wave

• mechanical wave

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Which transverse wave has the highest frequency?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Frequency

• Wavelength

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In a transverse wave, how do the particles move?

• They don't move

• Sideways

• Up and down

• In a square

Label the parts and properties of a transverse wave

e

f

g

h

Transverse

Wave

Longitudinal

Seismic

Crest

Trough

Amplitude

Wavelength

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What is a transverse wave?

• the particles of a medium that travel perpendicular to a wave

• the particles of a medium that are fast

• the particles of a medium that travel parallel to a wave

• the particles of a medium that you can touch

Label the parts of this transverse wave.

a

b

d

c

wavelength

amplitude

crest

trough

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What are the parts of a transverse wave?

• Compressions and rarefactions

• Crests and troughs

• Compressions and crests

• Rarefactions and troughs

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Andy drew a diagram of a transverse wave. Which part of the wave is labeled X?

• rarefaction

• crest

• trough

• compression

Lable the Transverse Wave

a

b

d

c

e

Trough

Equalibrium

Amplitude

Crest

Wavelength

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