A wave can be described as a disturbance that travels through a medium from one location to another. A wave is the propagation of disturbances from place to place in a regular and organized way. The most familiar are surface waves that travel on water. If you want to become an expert about waves, complete this quiz.
Roll.
Compress.
Vibrate.
Compress.
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Distant typhoon winds.
Undersea earthquakes.
Earthquakes that occur only on land.
Erratic tides.
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Transverse waves, longitudinal waves, and surface waves.
Transverse waves, rarefaction waves, and surface waves.
Rarefaction waves, longitudinal waves, and surface waves.
Transverse waves, longitudinal waves, and rarefaction waves.
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Diffraction.
Refraction.
Interference.
Reflection.
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Surface waves are a combination of a longitudinal wave and transverse wave.
Surface waves move more slowly than P waves and S waves.
Surface waves can cause the most severe ground movements.
All of the above.
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Amplitude, wavelength, speed, frequency.
Amplitude, time, speed, frequency.
Time, wavelength, speed, frequency.
Amplitude, wavelength, speed, time.
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The earth.
The ocean.
A crest.
A trough.
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Surface waves are a combination of a longitudinal wave and transverse wave.
Surface waves move more slowly than P waves and S waves.
Surface waves can cause the most severe ground movements.
All the above.
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Longitudinal wave.
Mechanical wave.
Seismic wave.
Transverse wave.
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Crests and troughs.
Compressions and rarefactions.
Crest and rarefactions.
Compressions and troughs.
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Law of angles.
Law of reflection.
Law of rarefaction.
Law of waves.
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Travel 100 meters in one second.
Measure 100 meters from crest to crest.
Complete 100 vibrations in one second.
Measure 100 meters from crest to trough.
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Longitudinal wave.
P wave.
Standing wave.
S wave.
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Amplitude.
Wavelength.
Frequency.
Speed.
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Longitudinal waves.
Mechanical waves.
Transverse waves.
Seismic waves.
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High to low.
Place to place.
Crest to crest.
Trough to trough.
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Surface waves.
S waves.
P waves.
Tsunamis.
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Longitudinal wave.
Mechanical wave.
Transverse wave.
Seismic wave.
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Surface waves.
S waves.
P waves.
Tsunamis.
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Crest and troughs.
Compressions and rarefactions.
Compressions and troughs.
Rarefaction and crests.
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Amplitude.
Wavelength.
Frequency.
Speed.
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Wavelength.
Amplitude.
Frequency.
Speed.
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A standing wave.
Resonance.
Destructive interference.
Constructive interference.
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Surface waves.
P waves.
S waves.
Tsunamis.
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Diffraction.
Refraction.
Interference.
Reflection.
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S waves travel through Earth's core while P waves do not.
P waves travel through Earth's core while S waves do not.
S waves can travel through liquids while P waves cannot.
P waves are transverse waves while S waves are longitudinal.
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Diffraction.
Refraction.
Interference.
Reflection.
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Primary waves, secondary waves, and surface waves.
Medium waves, secondary waves, and surface waves.
Primary waves, medium waves, and surface waves.
Primary waves, secondary waves, and medium waves.
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Match the natural resonant frequency.
Be greater than the natural resonant frequency.
Be less than the natural resonant frequency.
Cancel the natural resonant frequency.
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Is the same in every medium.
Is constant in a given medium under uniform conditions.
Always varies from point to point in a given medium.
Changes if the frequency or wavelength changes.
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Detect seismic waves reflected off underground structures.
Uncover hidden structures.
Detect seismic waves reflected off the surface of the ground.
Shake up the ground and make cracks for oil to seep upward.
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