1) In a transverse wave the vibrations are ______ to the direction of energy transfer. a) Perpendicular b) Parallel c) Diagonal 2) In a longitudinal wave the vibrations are ______ to the direction of energy transfer. a) Perpendicular b) Parallel c) Diagonal 3) What kind of wave is sound? a) Transverse b) Longitudinal 4) What kind of wave is light? a) Transverse b) Longitudinal 5) What type of wave is this? a) Transverse b) Longitudinal 6) What type of wave is this? a) Transverse b) Longitudinal 7) What are these? a) Peaks b) Troughs c) Compressions d) Rarefactions 8) What are these? a) Peaks b) Troughs c) Compressions d) Rarefactions 9) What are these? a) Peaks b) Troughs c) Compressions d) Rarefactions 10) What are these? a) Peaks b) Troughs c) Compressions d) Rarefactions 11) If you increase the amplitude of a sound, what happens to it? a) It gets louder. b) It gets quieter. c) It gets higher pitched. d) It gets lower pitched. 12) If you increase the amplitude of a beam of light, what happens to it? a) It gets brighter. b) It gets dimmer. c) It gets more red. d) It gets more blue/violet. 13) Which of these shows the amplitude? a) A b) B c) C d) D 14) Which of these shows the wavelength? a) A b) B c) C d) D 15) What is the amplitude of this wave? a) 6 b) 12 c) 100 d) 200 16) What is the wavelength of this wave? a) 6 b) 12 c) 100 d) 200

Waves 1 - Amplitude and Wavelength

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