1) a wave with vibrations along or parallel to their direction of travel a) Transverse Wave b) Longitudinal Wave c) Mechanical Wave d) Electromagnetic Wave 2) a wave with vibrations occurring perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer a) Transverse Wave b) Longitudinal Wave c) Mechanical Wave d) Electromagnetic Wave 3) This is the number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given amount of time (typically one second). a) Wavelength b) Amplitude c) Wave speed d) Frequency 4) The part of longitudinal wave where the particles are close together. a) Compression b) Trough c) Rarefaction d) Crest 5) What is a disturbance that sends/transmits energy through matter & empty space? a) longitudinal b) wave c) frequency d) mass 6) What is the highest point on a transverse wave, which is the maximum (positive) distance from the resting position? a) Compression b) Rarefaction c) Trough d) Crest 7) What is the lowest point on a transverse wave, which is the maximum (negative) distance from the resting position? a) Compression b) Rarefaction c) Trough d) Crest 8) What is the lowest point on a wave, which is the maximum (negative) distance from the rest position? a) Crest b) Wave Length c) Compression d) Trough 9) What type of wave needs a medium to travel through? a) Electromagnetic wave b) Mechanical wave c) Light wave d) Radio wave 10) All sound originates from a... a) radiation b) vibration c) noise d) collision 11) What is the position of a wave if there was no energy and no movement. a) Wavelength position b) Silent position c) Frequency position d) Rest position 12) In which medium are mechanical wave speeds typically the fastest? a) Solids b) Liquids c) Gases d) All the same 13) Which is true about sound waves? a) created when something vibrates b) travels through solid, liquid, gas c) spreads away from vibrating object d) All of the other three answers 14) What is the maximum distance that a wave reaches from the resting point? a) Wave length b) Frequency c) Amplitude d) Crest 15) distance between any point on one wave, to the identical point on next wave? a) Wave length b) Frequency c) Amplitude d) Crest 16) What is sound like in outer space? a) Harder to hear due to spaced out particles b) No sound due to space being a vacuum c) Amplified sound due to lack of interference d) no different than sound on Earth 17) In which medium are mechanical wave speeds typically the slowest? a) Solids b) Liquids c) Gases d) All the same 18) Which feature determines how much energy a wave has? a) Wavelength b) Amplitude c) Frequency d) Compression 19) Which wave feature is also affected when you change the size of a wave length a) Crest b) Amplitude c) Frequency d) Trough 20) What type of wave can travel in space? a) Mechanical b) Longitudinal c) Sound d) Electromagnetic

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