Waves and Wave Applications

What is transferred by the movement of waves?

• Matter
• Energy
• Nothing
• Water

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What type of wave MUST have matter to travel through?

• X-Ray
• Electromagnetic
• Mechanical
• Radient

What type of wave does NOT need matter to travel through?

• Mechanical
• Transverse
• Sound
• Electromagnetic

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In which type of wave does the matter move at right a right angle (or opposite) to the direction of the wave?

• Mechanical
• Transverse
• Sound
• Compressional

In which type of wave does the matter move in the same direction as the direction of the wave?

• Mechanical
• Transverse
• Sound
• Compression

The frequency of a wave is the _________________of waves passing a given point per second.

• Amplitude
• Wavelength
• Number
• Speed

What is the low point in a transverse wave called?

• Peak
• Wavelength
• Trough
• Rarefaction

The maximum distance that the particles of a medium move from the rest position is the

• Wavelength of the Wave
• Frequency of the Wave
• Amplitude of the Wave
• Speed of the Wave

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A substance or material that carries a wave.

• Medium
• Amplitude
• Crest
• Mechanical Wave

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What is the top of a wave called?

• Crest
• Trough
• Amplitude
• Wavelength

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