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Mechanical Waves & Sounds - PS - Chapter 17

Quiz by Linwood Starling

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  • Q1
    A disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another.
    chemical wave
    mechanical wave
    surface wave
    transverse wave
    45s
  • Q2
    The highest point of a wave above the rest position.
    crest
    trough
    medium
    transverse
    45s
  • Q3
    A wave that causes the medium to vibrate at right angles to the direction in which they wave travels.
    longitudinal wave
    chemical wave
    transverse wave
    surface wave
    45s
  • Q4
    The lowest point below the rest position of a wave.
    trough
    medium
    transvere
    crest
    45s
  • Q5
    Mediums are the material through which a wave travels.
    All are correct
    Solid
    Liquid
    Gas
    45s
  • Q6
    A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels.
    transverse wave
    surface wave
    chemical wave
    longitudinal wave
    45s
  • Q7
    What type of wave is this?
    Question Image
    longitudinal
    Surface
    transverse
    chemical
    45s
  • Q8
    The number of complete cycles in a given time.
    frequency
    period
    periodic motion
    time
    45s
  • Q9
    Frequency is measured in cycles per second or what/
    hertz
    meters
    kilograms
    time
    45s
  • Q10
    What type of wave is this?
    Question Image
    longitudinal
    transverse
    surface
    chemical
    45s
  • Q11
    What type of wave is this?
    Question Image
    longitudinal
    surface
    chemical
    transverse
    45s
  • Q12
    The maximum displacement of the medium from its rest position.
    temperature
    frequency
    wavelength
    amplitude
    45s
  • Q13
    When a wave bounces off a surface that it cannot pass through.
    refraction
    frequency
    turbalance
    reflection
    45s
  • Q14
    The bending of a wave as it moved around an obstacle or passes through a narrow opening.
    reflection
    frequency
    interference
    diffraction
    45s
  • Q15
    A wave that travels along a surface separating two media.
    transverse wave
    longitudinal wave
    surface wave
    chemical wave
    45s

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