True or False! (Physical Science Study Tool)
(T or F): Transverse and Congressional waves are the two types of mechanical waves.
False, Transverse and Longitudinal
(T or F): In a compressional wave the matter in the medium moves back and forth at right angles to the direction that the wave travels.
False; Transverse wave.
(T or F): The refraction of a wave is how many wavelengths pass a fixed point each second.
False; frequency.
(T or F): In a compressional wave, the denser the medium is at the compressions the smaller its amplmitude.
False; larger.
(T or F): In a transverse wave the matter in the medium moves back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels.
False; longitudinal.
(T or F): Anything that moves up and down or back and forth in a rhythmic way is vibrating.
True.
(T or F): In a transverse wave, the peak of the wave is the crest and the lowest spot is the trough.
True.
In a transverse wave, the higher the amplitude, the more energy it carries.
True.