Waves Quiz!
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- Q1One of the three types of wavesmechanicalflourescentphotosyntheticelectrical30s
- Q2Mechanical waves require a...mediumtroughcrestmotion30s
- Q3Which is not a type of mechanical wavetransverselongitudinalamorphoussurface30s
- Q4Transverse waves vibrate at...right angleswithout anglesacute anglesobtuse angles30s
- Q5Waves are disturbance involving the transfer of what?MatterInterrogationEnergyAcceleration30s
- Q6Material that waves travel through are known as...mediumsamplitudetroughscrests30s
- Q7A moving object has what kind of energy?potentialkinetcheatelectrical30s
- Q8The low point of a wave is known as what?crestamplitudedirectiontrough30s
- Q9This type of wave vibrates a medium in the same direction that it travels.transverseelectromagneticoceanlongitudinal30s
- Q10As a longitudinal wave travels it experiences compression. What is it called when it unwinds?rarefactionrestsuppressionkinetics30s
- Q11The maximum distance the medium vibrates from the rest position is known as...crestfrequencyamplitudetransverse30s
- Q12The number of waves that pass a certain point in a set amount of time is known as...hertzfrequencyquantitativelongitudinal30s
- Q13To determine speed, you need to knowdistance and timedistance and forceforce and timeforce and resistance30s
- Q14The unit used to measure frequency is known asjoulesnewtonshertzrate30s
- Q15The imaginary line that intersects a transverse wave is known as atroughamplitudewavelengthrest position30s