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This Quiz Will Assess How Well You Understand The Types Of Waves And Motion Associated With Each. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Which of the following waves is NOT mechanical?
a) Sound
b) Seismic
c) Water
d) X-Rays

Which of the following waves is longitudinal?
a) Sound
b) Stadium
c) Radio
d) S-Wave (a.k.a. Secondary Wave) - Type of Seismic Wave

moving wave that consists of oscillations occurring perpendicular (or right angled) to the direction of energy transfer.
a) Transverse
b) Longitudinal
c) Water
d) Combinational

waves in which the displacement of the medium is in the same direction as
a) Longitudinal
b) Transverse
c) Water
d) Combinational

The material through which a wave passes is called a/an
a) medium.
b) vacuum.
c) ether.
d) space.

Which of the following statements about waves is correct?
a) Waves transfer energy but not matter.
b) Waves transfer energy and matter.
c) Waves transfer matter but not energy.
d) Waves do not actually transfer energy or matter.

Sound waves are
a) longitudinal.
b) transverse.
c) combinational.
d) circular.

The particles in a longitudinal wave
a) vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave.
b) vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the wave.
c) move in a circular path.
d) remain motionless all the time.

The particles in a transverse wave
a) vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the wave.
b) vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave.
c) move in a circular path.
d) remain motionless all the time.

Which of one of the following waves CANNOT pass through the vacuum of interstellar space?
a) Sound
b) Microwaves
c) Gamma Rays
d) Radio Waves

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