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.