Wave Basics Quiz
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Wave Basics Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What is a wave?

A disturbance which carries energy from one location to another.

What do most waves need to travel through?

A medium (air, water, ground, etc).

How do particles in the medium move when a wave pulse propagates through it?

Back and forth.

What is the equilibrium in transverse waves?

<p>The undisturbed surface of the medium.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the wavelength of a wave?

<p>The length of the wave (between two crests or two troughs).</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do particles in the medium move in longitudinal waves?

<p>Parallel to the direction of the wave pulse.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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