Module 9 Exam - Mechanical Wave Types

Sound waves often bend around columns in large concert halls. Is this a result of refraction or diffraction?

Identify the parts of a transverse wave using the following terms: wavelength, trough, crest, amplitude.

Which is a type of wave?

Which types of waves can travel through a vacuum?

The (a)   is an imaginary line perpendicular to the surface of a medium where a wave strikes it.

What is the frequency of a wave if its wavelength is 5 m and its speed is 20 m/s?

(a)   are combinations of longitudinal and transverse waves.

The distance between the rest position and the trough of a transverse wave is its _____

As frequency increases, wavelength _____

The effect of two waves overlapping to form a wave with amplitude less than at least one of the original waves is called _____