Mechanical and Electromagnetic Wave

What happens when a mechanical wave travels through a medium?

• Waves are transferred

• Energy is transferred

• Mass is transferred

• Particles are transferred

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

• vibrations

• stacking objects

• an ordered sequence

• colors

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Which is true of a mechanical wave?

• It must have a medium

• It must travel in empty space.

• It can travel in a vacuum.

• Both sound and light are examples.

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

• in a circular motion.

• parallel to the wave motion.

• perpendicular to the wave motion.

• in the opposite direction of the wave motion

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

• perpendicular to the wave motion.

• in a circular motion.

• parallel to the wave motion.

• in the opposite direction of the wave motion.

When on a flat surface, giving the Slinky^® a push or pulse will create a disturbance

• in the opposite direction of the wave motion.

• parallel to the wave motion.

• in a circle.

• perpendicular to the wave motion.

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What makes electromagnetic waves different from mechanical waves?

• no medium required

• medium needed

• light -catalyzed

• space exclusive

What is the resulting direction of a surface wave?

• parallel

• circular

• opposite

• perpendicular

Place the labels in order on the wave from highest frequency to lowest frequency. (sequence starting from the left is: bottom, top, bottom, top, bottom, top, bottom)

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

Ultraviolet

Microwaves

Radio

Infrared

Gamma

Visible Light

X-Ray

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What type of wave requires a medium to travel?