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Physics - Waves P1
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1What do waves from the sea show us about the energy?
- Athe energy is moving from place to place, but the water itself is not flowing from place to place
- Bthe water is flowing from place to place, but the energy is not moving from place to place.
2what wave is shown in this image?
- ATransverse wave
- Blongitudinal wave
3What type of wave is shown in the image
- ATransverse wave
- Blongitudinal wave
4what is the direction of the vibration in a longitudinal wave?
- Athe direction of vibration is the same as the direction of travel
- Bthe vibrations are at right angles to the direction of travel.
5what is the direction of vibration in a transverse wave?
- Athe vibrations are at right angles to the direction of travel.
- Bthe direction of vibration is the same as the direction of travel
- Athe vibrations are at right angles to the direction of travel.
6Sound waves are what type of waves in the air?
- ACompression waves
- Belectromagnetic waves
- Cseismic waves
7what type of wave causes ripples on pond?
- ATransverse
- Blongitudinal
8what type of wave is sound waves?
- Alongitudinal
- Btransverse
9In a queue of people, someone at the back pushes their neighbour, and the person at the front falls over.
what type of wave occurred in this situation?- Alongitudinal
- Btransverse
10A Mexican Wave in a football crowd.
what type of wave is this?- ATransverse
- Blongitudinal
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- GCSE Physics Quiz on Physics - Waves P1, created by maryaam on 13/03/2015.
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