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Longitudinal VS Transverse Waves

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is an example of a longitudinal wave?

a)

x ray

b)

microwave

c)

sound wave

d)

water wave

2.

Which letter represents the trough?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

The distance from one crest to the next crest in a wave is

a)

wavelength

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

amplitude

4.
In longitudinal waves, the parts where the coils are spread apart are called what?
a)
rarefactions
b)
compressions
c)
mechanicals
d)
longitudes
5.
In a longitudinal wave, the parts where the coils are close together are called what?
a)
longitudes
b)
rarefactions
c)
compressions
d)
contractions
6.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
none of the above
7.

What does a wave carry from place to place?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

people

8.

Sound waves travel as _________ waves.

a)

transverse

b)

electromagnetic

c)

longitudinal

d)

surface

9.

A back-and-forth motion causing particles to move close together generates a _______.

a)

rarefaction

b)

surface wave

c)

transverse wave

d)

compression

10.

A rarefaction is generated when particles move ______.

a)

together

b)

closer

c)

under

d)

apart

11.

Match the following

a)

sound wave

1.

longitudinal wave that can only travel through matter

b)

compression

2.

when particles in a wave are packed closely together

c)

rarefaction

3.

when particles in a wave are spread apart

d)

pitch

4.

the perception of how high or low a sound seems

e)

echo

5.

when a sound wave is reflected

12.
Which of these is the best way to produce a longitudinal wave?
a)
heating a block of iron
b)
freezing a tray of water
c)
squeezing and releasing a metal spring
d)
shaking a rope up and down
13.
Which diagram best represents the motion of a particle in a transverse wave?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
15.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
16.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
17.
Sound is an example of which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
18.
Which wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
19.
A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling
a)
A. surface wave
b)
B. transverse wave
c)
C. electromagnetic  wave
d)
D. longitudinal wave
20.
A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave motion
a)
A. mechanical wave
b)
B. surface wave
c)
C. longitudinal wave
d)
D. wave
21.

The wavelength can be measured from (Hint: check ALL that apply)

a)

Two identical points of a wave.

b)

crest to crest

c)

top to bottom

d)

trough to trough

22.

A wave in which the movement of the wave’s medium is perpendicular to the movement of the wave traveling through the medium

a)

Transverse waves

b)

Compression waves

c)

Nodular Waves

d)

Ocean Waves

23.

Water waves are __________ waves because the wave moves up and down.

a)

transverse

b)

inverse

c)

longitudinal

d)

flat