- 1. a disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another
A) impulse B) thermal energy C) mechanical Wave D) reaction force
- 2. the material through which a wave travels
A) fabric B) ethernet C) medium D) fiber
- 3. the highest point of a transverse wave
A) compression B) crest C) rarefaction D) trough
- 4. the lowest point of a transverse wave
A) wavelength B) crest C) amplitude D) 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) thermal wave C) transverse Wave D) vibrational wave
- 6. an area of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together
A) crest B) trough C) compression D) rarefaction
- 7. an area of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are spread out
A) amplitude B) frequency C) compression D) rarefaction
- 8. a wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels
A) node B) longitudinal Wave C) transverse wave D) interference wave
- 9. a wave that travels along a surface separating two media
A) surface Wave B) submarine wave C) deep wave D) polynomial wave
- 10. What type of wave is illustrated here?
A) transverse Wave B) longitidunal wave
- 11. What type of wave is illustrated here?
A) transverse wave B) longitudinal Wave
- 12. What is the name of the part of the wave by # 4?
A) wavelength B) amplitude C) crest D) trough
- 13. What is the name of the part of the wave by # 2?
A) amplitude B) trough C) wavelength D) crest
- 14. What is the name of the part of the wave by # 3?
A) amplitude B) wavelength C) trough D) crest
- 15. What is the name of the part of the wave by # 1?
A) amplitude B) trough C) crest D) wavelength
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