Waves Review
Quiz by Justin Tisdale
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- Q1a disturbance that carries energywave30sEditDelete
- Q2distance from crest to crests or troughswavelength of transverse wave30sEditDelete
- Q3distance between compressions or rarefactionswavelength of longitudinal wave30sEditDelete
- Q4time it takes to compele 1 waveperiod30sEditDelete
- Q5the number of waves that pass a given point per secondfrequency30sEditDelete
- Q6the SI unit of frequencyHertz30sEditDelete
- Q7the SI unit for wavelengthmeters30sEditDelete
- Q8top of a wavecrest30sEditDelete
- Q9bottom of a wavetrough30sEditDelete
- Q10The position where the wave is at rest, half way between the crest and trough.rest30sEditDelete
- Q11the distance from rest to crest or rest to troughamplitude30sEditDelete
- Q12wave where particles move both parallel and perpendicular to wave directionsurface wave30sEditDelete
- Q13wave where particles move parallel to wave directionlongitudinal wave30sEditDelete
- Q14wave where particles move perpendicular to wave directiontransverse wave30sEditDelete
- Q15a part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apartrarefaction30sEditDelete
- Q16The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.compression30sEditDelete
- Q17The interference that occurs when two waves combine to make a wave with a larger amplitudeconstructive30sEditDelete
- Q18The interference that occurs when two waves combine to make a wave with a smaller amplitudedestructive30sEditDelete
- Q19The interference that occurswhen two waves combine to make a wave with zero amplitude (cancel each other out)completely destructive30sEditDelete
- Q20two or more waves being in the same place at the same time without waves being disturbedsuperpositon30sEditDelete