Lesson 6.6.1.1
6.6.1.1 Transverse and longitudinal waves Quiz: AQA Combined Science, Unit 23
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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How do particle vibrations compare to energy transfer in transverse waves?
- Stationary
- Perpendicular
- Diagonal
- Parallel
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Which feature is uniquely characteristic of longitudinal waves?
- Peaks and troughs
- Only reflections
- Compressions and rarefactions
- Stationary nodes
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Ripples on a water surface are an example of:
- A longitudinal wave
- A compression wave
- A sound wave
- A transverse wave
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What type of wave is a sound wave travelling through air?
- Stationary
- Longitudinal
- Electromagnetic
- Transverse
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What observation shows that water ripples transfer energy without moving water forward?
- Cork floats away
- Water level drops
- Waves stop moving
- Cork bobs up
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What proves sound waves transfer energy without a net movement of air?
- Sound reaches listener
- A vacuum is created
- Wind speed increases
- Air is blown away
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Which of these is classified as a transverse wave?
- Sound
- Ultrasound
- Light
- Seismic P-wave
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In a longitudinal wave, what occurs at a compression?
- Particles stop moving
- Particles close together
- Vacuum is formed
- Particles spread out
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In a longitudinal wave, what occurs at a rarefaction?
- Maximum pressure
- Zero amplitude
- Particles close together
- Particles spread out
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A slinky pushed and pulled along its length shows:
- A longitudinal wave
- A standing wave only
- A circular wave
- A transverse wave
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What type of wave is produced by shaking a slinky spring up and down?
- Transverse wave
- Sound wave
- Stationary wave
- Longitudinal wave
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What happens to the medium particles as a wave travels through it?
- Accelerate forwards infinitely
- Vibrate about rest position
- Move with the wave
- Remain completely stationary
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In a transverse wave, in what direction does energy travel relative to particle vibration?
- At right angles
- Opposite direction
- Parallel
- In circles
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In a longitudinal wave, in what direction does energy travel relative to particle vibration?
- Parallel
- Diagonally
- At right angles
- Stationary
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What travels across space in both sound waves and water ripples?
- Only the wave
- Both medium and wave
- The medium itself
- Neither medium nor wave
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Which wave type correctly describes sound waves travelling through air?
- Longitudinal wave
- Stationary wave
- Electromagnetic wave
- Transverse wave
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The highest points of a transverse wave are called:
- Compressions
- Crests
- Nodes
- Rarefactions
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In a sound wave in air, areas of high pressure are:
- Troughs
- Compressions
- Rarefactions
- Nodes
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What motion does a floating leaf experience as water ripples pass it?
- Stays completely still
- Across the pond
- In circles
- Up and down
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How are compressions and rarefactions arranged in a longitudinal wave?
- Randomly scattered
- They alternate
- Side by side
- Only at ends
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