Practice Waves And Types Of Waves (10.5) - Oscillations and Waves

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Question 1.
What is a wave?
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Think about ripples in water.
Question 2.
Define transverse wave.
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Remember how light moves.
3Question 3.
Which type of wave has particles that vibrate perpendicular to the direction of wave travel?
- Transverse Waves
- Longitudinal Waves
- Both
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Think about how light and water waves behave.
4Question 4.
True or False: Longitudinal waves have particles that move in the same direction as the wave.
- True
- False
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Consider sound waves as an example.
Question 5.
Design an experiment to differentiate between transverse and longitudinal waves using simple materials found at home.
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Consider how each wave looks and the motion of particles.
Question 6.
Calculate the wavelength of a sound wave with a frequency of 440 Hz traveling at 343 m/s.
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Plug the values into the formula and rearrange correctly.

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