Unit 8 - Mechanical Waves

What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave
• transverse wave
• sound wave
• mechanical wave

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Any material that a wave travels through is called a ____________________.

• vibration
• compression
• medium
• crest

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In what type of wave does the medium move perpendicular to the movement of the wave?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Electromagnetic
• Radio

What kind of wave is pictured?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• surface
• none of the above

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Which letter represents wavelength?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Which letter represents amplitude?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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What do waves carry from place to place?

• Energy, but not matter or particles
• Energy and matter or particles
• Matter or particles but not energy
• Neither energy nor matter or particles

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The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

• frequency
• period
• longitudinal 
• transverse wave 

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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The ____________ of a wave is the rate at which every point on the wave moves up and down.

• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Wavelength
• Speed