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Quiz 17-1-17-2 Wave

This document is a 17 question multiple choice and completion quiz about waves. It tests understanding of key wave concepts like the medium waves move through, types of mechanical waves including transverse and longitudinal waves, properties like amplitude and wavelength, and formulas for calculating wave speed. Questions cover topics like surface waves, earthquakes, crests and troughs of ocean waves, and how amplitude relates to energy carried by a wave.

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Quiz 17-1-17-2 Wave

This document is a 17 question multiple choice and completion quiz about waves. It tests understanding of key wave concepts like the medium waves move through, types of mechanical waves including transverse and longitudinal waves, properties like amplitude and wavelength, and formulas for calculating wave speed. Questions cover topics like surface waves, earthquakes, crests and troughs of ocean waves, and how amplitude relates to energy carried by a wave.

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17-1 & 17-2 Waves Quiz

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. A mechanical wave moves through a medium, which can be


a. a liquid. c. a gas.
b. a solid. d. all of the above
2. A mechanical wave generally does NOT
a. move the medium from one place to another.
b. move through a medium.
c. move through solids.
d. disturb the medium.
3. Transverse and longitudinal waves both
a. have compressions and rarefactions.
b. transfer energy through a medium.
c. move at right angles to the vibration of the medium.
d. are capable of moving the medium a long distance.
4. Which type of mechanical wave needs a source of energy to produce it?
a. a transverse wave c. a surface wave
b. a longitudinal wave d. all of the above
5. Which wave causes the medium to vibrate only in a direction parallel to the wave’s motion?
a. a transverse wave c. a longitudinal wave
b. a surface wave d. none of the above
6. A disturbance sends ripples across water in a tub. These ripples are an example of a
a. rarefaction. c. compression.
b. longitudinal wave. d. surface wave.
7. When a surfer rides an ocean wave on her surfboard, she is actually riding on
a. a crest that is toppling over. c. the rest position of the wave.
b. a trough of the wave. d. a region of rarefaction.
8. In an earthquake, a P wave is a longitudinal wave. It moves through soil and rock as a
a. wavy line. c. series of compressions and rarefactions.
b. series of faults. d. series of crests and troughs.
9. A period is the length of time it takes for
a. a disturbance to start a wave.
b. two complete wavelengths to pass a fixed point.
c. a wave to travel the length of a rope.
d. one complete wavelength to pass a fixed point.
10. To determine the speed of a wave, you would use which of the following formulas?
a. speed = frequency × amplitude c. speed = wavelength × amplitude
b. speed = wavelength × frequency d. speed = wavelength × period
11. To find amplitude, measure
a. from a trough to the rest position. c. neither A nor B
b. from a crest to the rest position. d. either A or B
12. To what is amplitude related?
a. the amount of energy carried by the wave
b. the maximum displacement from the rest position
c. neither A nor B
d. both A and B
Put all answers on answer sheet

Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.

13. You can make a wave in a rope by adding ____________________ at one end of the rope.
14. Instead of crests and troughs, as in an ocean wave, a longitudinal wave has compressions and
____________________.
15. A pebble drops straight down into a tub of water, setting off ____________________ waves that travel
between the water and air.
16. In a transverse wave, ____________________ is measured from crest to crest or from trough to trough.
17. To compare the energy of different waves, measure the ____________________ of the waves.
18. Amplitude measures the greatest displacement of a wave from the _________________________.

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