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APlusPhysics: Waves-Wave BasicsPage 156 WAV.A1
1. Which type of wave requires a material medium
through which to travel?
1. sound
2. television
3. radio
4. x ray
2. A single vibratory disturbance moving through a
medium is called
1. a node
2. an antinode
3. a standing wave
4. a pulse
3. e diagram below represents a transverse wave
traveling to the right through a medium. Point A
represents a particle of the medium.
In which direction will particle A move in the next
instant of time?
1. up
2. down
3. left
4. right
4. As a transverse wave travels through a medium, the
individual particles of the medium move
1. perpendicular to the direction of wave travel
2. parallel to the direction of wave travel
3. in circles
4. in ellipses
5. A periodic wave transfers
1. energy, only
2. mass, only
3. both energy and mass
4. neither energy nor mass
6. Which type of wave requires a material medium
through which to travel?
1. radio wave
2. microwave
3. light wave
4. mechanical wave
7. A ringing bell is located in a chamber. When the air
is removed from the chamber, why can the bell be
seen vibrating but not be heard?
1. Light waves can travel through a vacuum, but
sound waves cannot.
2. Sound waves have greater amplitude than light
waves.
3. Light waves travel slower than sound waves.
4. Sound waves have higher frequencies than light
waves.
8. Which statement correctly describes one characteris-
tic of a sound wave?
1. A sound wave can travel through a vacuum
2. A sound wave is a transverse wave
3. e amount of energy a sound wave transmits is
directly related to the wave’s amplitude.
4. e amount of energy a sound wave transmits is
inversely related to the wave’s frequency
9. A television remote control is used to direct pulses of
electromagnetic radiation to a receiver on a televi-
sion. is communication from the remote control
to the television illustrates that electromagnetic
radiation
1. is a longitudinal wave
2. possesses energy inversely proportional to its
frequency
3. diracts and accelerates in air
4. transfers energy without transferring mass
10. e diagram below represents a transverse wa-
ter wave propagating toward the left. A cork
is oating on the water’s surface at point P.
In which direction will the cork move as the wave
passes point P?
1. up, then down, then up
2. down, then up, then down
3. left, then right, then left
4. right, then left, then right