What are the two types of waves?

Which wave has a larger amplitude?

• 1
• 2
• they are equal

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Which wave has the lowest wavelength?

• 2
• 1
• they are the same

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Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to ___________

• vibrate
• stand still
• create friction
• simple machines

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4. A wave has a frequency of 10 Hz. and a wavelength of 4m. What is it's speed?

• 4 m/s

• 400 m/s

• 40 m/s

• Not enough information to answer.

Waves that move the particles of the medium parallel to the direction in which the waves are traveling are called

• longitudinal waves
• transverse waves
• surface waves
• combination waves

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The speed of a wave is its wavelength multiplied by its

• amplitude
• vibration
• frequency
• speed

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

• amplitude
• wavelength
• frequency
• speed

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The following waves from the electromagnetic spectrum can cause cancer if you are overexposed to them.

• ultraviolet light, x-ray, gamma rays
• infrared, microwaves, x-rays
• gamma rays, x-rays, microwaves
• radio waves, ultraviolet light, gamma rays

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What is the difference between a transverse wave and a longitudinal wave?

• longitudinal wave vibrates the medium at right angles & transverse waves vibrates the medium in the same direction
• transverse wave vibrates the medium at right angles & longitudinal waves vibrates the medium in the same direction
• there is no difference
• one is above the surface and the other is below