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Test Description: Wave review questions.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The components of a longitudinal wave include ____________________.
A
Compression only
B
Compression, rarefaction, and triangulation
C
Rarefaction only
D
Compression and rarefaction
2) Which of the following does NOT help to describe a transverse wave?
A
rarefaction
B
amplitude
C
trough
D
crest
3) What measures the distance between two consecutive crests of a wave?
A
the wavelength
B
a crest
C
a trough
D
the amplitude
4) Which type of wave does NOT have a crest?
A
A transverse wave
B
An oscillating wave
C
A longitudinal wave
D
An electromagnetic wave
5) What part of the wave best describes the lowest point of a wave?
A
The wavelength
B
The center point
C
The trough point
D
The crest point
6) Which term best describes the movement of waves and how they interact with one another?
A
wave chemistry
B
wave behavior
C
wave shape
D
Wave velocity
7) Which of the following describes what takes place when waves run into each other and become larger?
A
destructive interference
B
constructive interference
C
multiplication interference
D
wave division
8) Which term defines the process of a wave bouncing off of a surface?
A
constructive interference
B
refraction
C
reflection
D
destructive interference
9) Which term defines the process of a wave bending as it enters a new medium?
A
reflection
B
refraction
C
destructive bending
D
constructive bending
10) What occurs when a wave causes vibration in a nearby object that matches the frequency of the wave?
A
polarization
B
refraction
C
resonance
D
reflection
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