PS CH 17 Section 1 (4 choi 9 words)
- 1. a disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another
A) impulse
B) reaction force
C) thermal energy
D) mechanical Wave
- 2. the material through which a wave travels
A) ethernet
B) medium
C) fabric
D) fiber
- 3. the highest point of a transverse wave
A) crest
B) trough
C) compression
D) rarefaction
- 4. the lowest point of a transverse wave
A) crest
B) wavelength
C) trough
D) amplitude
- 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
C) thermal wave
D) vibrational wave
- 6. an area of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together
A) rarefaction
B) compression
C) trough
D) crest
- 7. an area of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are spread out
A) frequency
B) rarefaction
C) amplitude
D) compression
- 8. a wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels
A) node
B) transverse wave
C) interference wave
D) longitudinal Wave
- 9. a wave that travels along a surface separating two media
A) polynomial wave
B) deep wave
C) submarine wave
D) surface Wave
- 10. What type of wave is illustrated here?
A) transverse Wave
B) longitidunal 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) wavelength
C) crest
D) amplitude
- 13. What is the name of the part of the wave by # 2?
A) trough
B) amplitude
C) crest
D) wavelength
- 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) wavelength
B) crest
C) amplitude
D) trough
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