Module 9 Exam Review

What is the term for a disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space?

• Medium

• Wave

• Frequency

• Amplitude

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What is the substance or material that carries a wave?

• Crest

• Trough

• Medium

• Period

Which type of wave requires a medium to travel through?

• Mechanical wave

• Transverse wave

• Longitudinal wave

• Electromagnetic wave

What type of wave moves perpendicular to the direction of the wave?

• Longitudinal wave

• Transverse wave

• Mechanical wave

• Compression wave

Which type of wave moves parallel to the direction of the wave?

• Transverse wave

• Longitudinal wave

• Mechanical wave

• Rarefaction wave

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What is the highest point of a wave called?

• Trough

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

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What is the lowest point of a wave called?

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

What is the term for the part of a longitudinal wave where the particles are closest together?

• Rarefaction

• Compression

• Crest

• Trough

What is the term for the part of a longitudinal wave where the particles are furthest apart?

• Compression

• Rarefaction

• Crest

• Trough

What is the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs in a wave?

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Period

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