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Waves
Test Description: Transverse and Longitudinal Waves
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A wave is a disturbance that transfers ____________ from place to place.
A
air
B
energy
C
water
D
matter
2) __________ waves have to have a medium to travel through.
A
electromagnetic
B
mechanical
C
frequency
D
amplitude
3) ____________ waves do not need a medium to travel through.
A
mechanical
B
electromagnetic
C
rarefactions
D
rest position
4) Waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to __________.
A
amplitude
B
crest
C
vibrate
D
compressions
5) In a transverse wave, the particles of the medium move ___________ to the direction in which the wave travels.
A
parrallel
B
perpendicular
6) In a longitudinal wave, the particles of the medium travel/move ____________ to the direction in which the waves are traveling.
A
perpendicular
B
parallel
7) In longitudinal waves, the parts where the particles are crowded together are called the ______________.
A
compressions
B
troughs
C
rarefactions
D
crests
8) Sound waves are
A
a series of compressions and rarefactions
B
mechanical
C
all of the above
D
longitudinal
9) The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is the _______.
A
wavelength
B
crest
C
trough
D
amplitude
10) _______________ is the distance from the rest position to a crest or a trough in a transverse wave.
A
compression
B
wavelength
C
amplitude
D
frequency
11) For a transverse wave, ______________ is the distance from the rest position to a crest or a trough.
A
rest position
B
wavelength
C
amplitude
D
height
12) The number of waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time is called the wave ________________.
A
amplitude
B
frequency
C
wavelength
D
height
13) In a transverse wave, as the frequency increases, the wavelength _____________.
A
decreases
B
increases then decreases
C
increases
D
remains the same
14) Sound waves are mechanical waves. Therefore they ___________ be heard in space.
A
cannot
B
can
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