Waves Review

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What is a wave?

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A repeating vibration that transfers energy from place to place.

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What is a medium?

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A material through which a wave travels.

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Which type of wave can travel through matter and a vacuum?

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Electromagnetic waves.

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What is the relationship between wavelength and energy in waves?

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Shorter wavelengths correspond to higher energy.

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What are mechanical waves?

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Waves that require a medium to travel through, such as sound waves.

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What are electromagnetic waves?

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Waves that can travel through a vacuum, such as light waves.

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What is frequency in the context of waves?

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The number of waves that pass a point in one second.

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How does amplitude relate to wave energy?

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Higher amplitude means greater energy in the wave.

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What is the speed of a wave?

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The distance a wave travels in a given amount of time.

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What happens to sound in a vacuum?

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Sound cannot be heard in a vacuum because there is no medium for the sound waves to travel through.