Mrs. Stauffer's Types of Waves Practice
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- Q1What is a wave that requires a medium or matter through which to travel?traditionalmechanicaltransitionalelectromagnetic10s
- Q2Electromagnetic waves can travel through ______ and matter.empty space10s
- Q3AIn a LONGITUDINAL wave, the vibration of the medium is ? to the direction the wave travelsperpendicularparalleloppositeadjacent10s
- Q4A wave is a disturbance that transfers ? without transferring matter.energyeconomymattermedium10s
- Q5What is a wave that travels through the layers of rock in the earth?seismicsystematiclongitudinalwater10s
- Q6Water waves travel in ? paths.circulardiagonalstraightbackward10s
- Q7What are waves that travel in liquid?regular wavescloud waveswater wavesseismic waves10s
- Q8What direction do transverse waves travel?parallelnorthsouthperpendicular10s
- Q9Another word for matter is ?modemeanmedianmedium10s
- Q10Earthquake waves are also called ?space waveswater wavesseismic wavessquare waves10s
- Q11Waves are often called a ?disruptiondisturbancediscountdistance10s