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WorksheetsWhat are Waves?
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
What is the medium?
The source of energy in a wave.
The material a wave travels on.
The vibrations that are created by a source of energy.
Disruptions in a particular area.
Select all types of waves.
Electromagnetic Waves
Exhaust Waves
Shock Waves
Sun Waves
What is the ability to do work?
Mass
Energy
Motion
Vibration
The highest parts of a transverse wave are called
Transversals
Summits
Troughs
Crest
The lowest part of a transverse wave are called
Transversals
Summits
Troughs
Crests
In longitudinal waves in a spring, the parts where the coils are close together are called
Compressions
Rarefactions
Longitudes
Contractions
In longitudinal waves in a spring, the parts where the coils are spread out are called
Compressions
Rarefactions
Longitudes
Contractions
True or False: Mechanical waves form when a source of energy causes a medium to compress.
True
False
True or False: A transverse wave moves a medium at an obtuse angle to the wave.
True
False
True or False: The three types of waves are transverse waves, longitudinal waves, and surface waves.
True
False
