Transverse and Longitudinal Waves
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Physics
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11th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What is the relationship between wave speed, frequency, and wavelength in waves?
Wave speed = frequency + wavelength.
Wave speed = frequency - wavelength.
Wave speed = frequency × wavelength.
Wave speed = frequency / wavelength.
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NGSS.HS-PS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What type of wave is sound classified as?
Transverse waves
Longitudinal waves
Surface waves
Electromagnetic waves
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What type of wave is characterized by vibrations that are parallel to the direction of energy transfer?
Transverse wave
Longitudinal wave
Surface wave
Electromagnetic wave
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What is the difference between mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves?
Mechanical waves can travel through a vacuum, while electromagnetic waves cannot.
Mechanical waves require a medium to travel through, while electromagnetic waves do not.
Mechanical waves are faster than electromagnetic waves.
Mechanical waves are a type of electromagnetic wave.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
How do longitudinal waves propagate through a medium?
Through vibrations in a circular motion
Through compressions and rarefactions in the medium.
By creating a vacuum in the medium
By moving in a straight line without any medium
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What type of wave is characterized by vibrations that are perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer?
Transverse wave
Longitudinal wave
Surface wave
Mechanical wave
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What is an example of a transverse wave?
Sound waves
Light waves
Water waves
Seismic P-waves
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