Evaluation: TRUE or FALSE
1. A wavelength is the shortest distance between crests or between troughs from any point on a wave to the next similar point.
2. Mechanical waves are waves that require the presence of a medium for propagation.
3. E.M waves are transverse in nature.
4. E.M waves have momentum.
5. Waves traveling through a solid medium can either be transverse waves or longitudinal waves.
6. The highest points of the slinky are the crests and the lowest points are the troughs.
7. Earthquakes are capable of producing both transverse and longitudinal waves that travel through the solid structures of the earth.
8. Energy and momentum propagate by the motion of the particles of a medium but the medium remains at a previous position.
9. A wave is a vibratory disturbance transmitted through a material or space.
10. Each wave possesses its own property based on its nature.
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Answer:
1 true
2 true
3 false
4 true
5 false
6 false
7 true
8 true
9 true
10 false