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What is it called when a disturbance moves parallel to the direction of the wave travels?
a) longitudinal
b) transverse
c) both longitudinal and transverse
d) amplitude
Which of the these are NOT a mechanical wave?
a) earthquake
b) energy from the sun
c) dropping a rock in water
d) music from the orchestra
What is an example of electromagnetic wave?
a) shaking sand off a towel
b) water waves
c) satellite emissions
d) jumping rope
What is it called when the distrubance moves perpendicular to the direction the wave moves is called ___________.
a) longitudinal
b) transverse
c) both longitudinal and transverse
d) amplitude
Which is an example of a transverse wave?
a) breeze blowing a flag
b) you stretching a rubber band back and forth
c) knocking on a door
d) music traveling from the headphones to your ear
What is the difference between mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves?
a) Mechanical waves can move through anything while electromagnetic waves need certain matter to travel through
b) Mechanical waves travel through certain types of matter while electromagnetic waves travel through all matter.
c) Nothing, they are completely the same.
d) Mechanical waves travel only through matter while electromagnetic waves can travel through empty space
What do waves transfer or carry?
a) energy
b) matter
c) mass
d) atoms
Which of the following is NOT an example of a wave?
a) talking to your friend
b) Waving your hand to get Mrs. Mitchell's attention
c) sitting still at your desk
d) clapping your hands at a Thunder game
What is an example of longitudinal wave?
a) water waves
b) jumping rope
c) flag blowing in the breeze
d) sound traveling through the air
What does the disturbance look like if a wave travels both in a longitudinal and transverse direction AT THE SAME time?
a) circles
b) up and down
c) side to side
d) not moving
What is amplitude?
a) the maximum distance a wave varies from its rest position
b) the maximum distance a wave varies from its highest point
c) the maximum distance a wave varies from its lowest point
d) how fast a wave passes a point in 1 second
Why is the sound of a knock on the door not as loud to the person inside as it is to you?
a) Because some of the sound energy is absorbed by the particles of the door
b) Because some of the energy of you knocking is reflected and bounces back to your ears
c) Because some of the energy goes through the door to the other person's ears
d) all of the above
What is an example of absorption?
a) straw looking bent in a glass of water
b) hearing a cell phone ring in another classroom
c) the cell phone ringing
d) cell phone ringtone is muffled because it is in a pocket
What is an example of transmission?
a) straw looking bent in a glass of water
b) hearing a cell phone ring in another classroom
c) the cell phone ringing
d) cell phone ringtone is muffled because it is in a pocket
What is an example of reflection?
a) straw looking bent in a glass of water
b) hearing a cell phone ring in another classroom
c) the cell phone ringing
d) cell phone ringtone is muffled because it is in a pocket
What is an example of refraction?
a) straw looking bent in a glass of water
b) hearing a cell phone ring in another classroom
c) the cell phone ringing
d) cell phone ringtone is muffled because it is in a pocket
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