Extra Credit Chapter 11 Waves

15 Questions | By Tigger42 | Updated: Mar 18, 2022 | Attempts: 285

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This quiz is going to test you about the terms having to do with waves. This quiz was created for extra credit by Indre (P3), Nadia (R2), and Colette (P4).

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1.

Matter in the medium moves back and forth at right angles to the direction that the wave travels. This is the definition for which type of wave?
- A.
  
  Compressional
- B.
  
  Seismic
- C.
  
  Brittany Spears
- D.
  
  Transverse
2.

For this wave, matter in the medium moves back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels.
3.

True or false: A wave is a repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter or space.
- A.
  
  False
- B.
  
  True
4.

Which type of wave usually forms earthquakes?
5.

The highest point of a transverse wave
6.

The lowest point of a transverse wave
- A.
  
  Trough
- B.
  
  Crest
- C.
  
  Amplitude
7.

Amplitude has to do with...
- A.
  
  Hertz
- B.
  
  Wavelength
- C.
  
  Frequency
- D.
  
  Energy
8.

The least dense region of a compressional wave
- A.
  
  Amplitude
- B.
  
  Interference
- C.
  
  Rarefaction
- D.
  
  Arefriction
9.

The number of wavelengths that pass a fixed point each second
- A.
  
  Frequency
- B.
  
  Amplitude
- C.
  
  Wavelength
- D.
  
  Wave height
10.

How do you calculate wave speed?
11.

The greater the change in speed, the ---- the wave bends
- A.
  
  More
- B.
  
  Less
12.

Diffraction occurs when an object causes a wave to change direction and bend around it
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
13.

In this interference, the waves add together.
- A.
  
  Constructive
- B.
  
  Destructive
- C.
  
  Neutralitive
14.

In ------- Interference, the waves subtract from each other as they overlap.
- A.
  
  Constructive
- B.
  
  Destructive
- C.
  
  Neutralitive
15.

The ability of an object to vibarate by absorbing energy at its natural frequency is