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Which type of wave requires a medium to travel through?
Which type of wave requires a medium to travel through?
- Electromagnetic waves
- Mechanical waves (correct)
- Compressional waves
- Transverse waves
In a transverse wave, the motion of the medium is in which direction relative to the direction of wave propagation?
In a transverse wave, the motion of the medium is in which direction relative to the direction of wave propagation?
- Random
- Circular
- Parallel
- Perpendicular (correct)
Which of the following is a characteristic of a surface wave?
Which of the following is a characteristic of a surface wave?
- The medium moves at right angles to the direction of the wave
- The medium moves back and forth in the same direction as the wave
- The wave can travel through a vacuum
- The medium moves in a circular motion (correct)
What is the relationship between transverse and longitudinal waves in a surface wave?
What is the relationship between transverse and longitudinal waves in a surface wave?
Which of the following is NOT a property of waves?
Which of the following is NOT a property of waves?
What is the defining characteristic of a compressional (longitudinal) wave?
What is the defining characteristic of a compressional (longitudinal) wave?
What does increasing the amplitude of a wave mean?
What does increasing the amplitude of a wave mean?
What is the wavelength of a sound wave with a speed of 100 m/s and a frequency of 5 Hz?
What is the wavelength of a sound wave with a speed of 100 m/s and a frequency of 5 Hz?
What is the highest point of a wave called?
What is the highest point of a wave called?
What do you call any material that a wave travels through?
What do you call any material that a wave travels through?
In a longitudinal wave, what are the parts where the coils are close together called?
In a longitudinal wave, what are the parts where the coils are close together called?
Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?
Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?
What type of wave requires a medium to travel through?
What type of wave requires a medium to travel through?
What is the relationship between the frequency and wavelength of a wave?
What is the relationship between the frequency and wavelength of a wave?
Which of the following is NOT a property of a wave?
Which of the following is NOT a property of a wave?
What is the unit for measuring frequency?
What is the unit for measuring frequency?
In a transverse wave, what do the crests and troughs represent?
In a transverse wave, what do the crests and troughs represent?
Which type of wave is used in X-ray imaging?
Which type of wave is used in X-ray imaging?
