Understanding Types of Waves

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A student attaches one end of a Slinky to the top of a table. She holds the other end in her hand, stretches it to a length , and then moves it back and forth to send a wave down the Slinky. If she next moves her hand faster while keeping the length of the Slinky the same, how does the wavelength down the slinky change?

2

Order the following electromagnetic waves from the longest wavelength to the shortest: Gamma Rays, Infrared, Microwaves, Radio Waves, Ultraviolet, Visible Light, X-Rays

3

In seismology, the wave is a transverse wave. As an wave travels through the Earth, the relative motion between the wave and the particles is

4

A wave transports

5

A radio station broadcasts at a frequency of . If the broadcast is an electromagnetic wave, then what is its wavelength?

6

Sound waves are

7

In a vacuum, the velocity of all electromagnetic waves

8

Two waves are traveling toward each other along a rope. When they meet, the waves

9

Which of the following waves require a medium to travel?

10

In seismology, the wave is a longitudinal wave. As an wave travels through the Earth, the relative motion between the wave and the particles is

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