PS CH 17 Section 1 (2 choi 9 words)
- 1. a disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another
A) thermal energy
B) mechanical Wave
- 2. the material through which a wave travels
A) medium
B) fiber
- 3. the highest point of a transverse wave
A) crest
B) trough
- 4. the lowest point of a transverse wave
A) crest
B) trough
- 5. a wave that causes a medium to vibrate at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels
A) longitidunal wave
B) transverse Wave
- 6. an area of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together
A) compression
B) rarefaction
- 7. an area of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are spread out
A) compression
B) rarefaction
- 8. a wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels
A) transverse wave
B) longitudinal Wave
- 9. a wave that travels along a surface separating two media
A) submarine wave
B) surface Wave
- 10. What type of wave is illustrated here?
A) longitidunal wave
B) transverse Wave
- 11. What type of wave is illustrated here?
A) longitudinal Wave
B) transverse wave
- 12. What is the name of the part of the wave by # 4?
A) trough
B) crest
- 13. What is the name of the part of the wave by # 2?
A) trough
B) crest
- 14. What is the name of the part of the wave by # 3?
A) wavelength
B) amplitude
- 15. What is the name of the part of the wave by # 1?
A) wavelength
B) amplitude
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