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Waves Quiz Review

Quiz by Justin Tisdale

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16 questions
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  • Q1
    crest
    top of transverse wave
    30s
  • Q2
    trough
    bottom of transverse wave
    30s
  • Q3
    rest
    when wave is not carrying energy
    30s
  • Q4
    amplitude
    from rest to crest or rest to trough
    30s
  • Q5
    wavelength of transverse wave
    from crest to crest or trough to trough
    30s
  • Q6
    wavelength of longitudinal wave
    from rarefaction to rarefaction or compression to compression
    30s
  • Q7
    longitudinal
    particles move parallel in this wave
    30s
  • Q8
    surface
    particles move circular in this wave
    30s
  • Q9
    mechanical
    wave that needs a medium
    30s
  • Q10
    electromagnetic
    wave that does NOT need a medium
    30s
  • Q11
    transverse
    particles move perpendicular in this wave
    30s
  • Q12
    energy
    this is carried by a wave
    30s
  • Q13
    rarefaction
    the spread out area in a longitudinal wave
    30s
  • Q14
    compression
    the squeezed together area in a longitudinal wave
    30s
  • Q15
    period
    time it takes to complete 1 wave
    30s

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