Properties of Waves

The bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another is called

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

• osmosis

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A wave that moves back and forth parallel to the direction of how it started with a back and forth motion.

• longitudinal wave

• transverse wave

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The waves move in one direction while the particles in the medium move perpendicular (right angle) to the wave (up and down).

• longitudinal

• transverse

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Which number represents the wavelength

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Where do all electromagnetic waves come from?

• the stars

• electricity

• the sun

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A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency.

• high

• low

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The highest point in a wave is called a

• trough

• amplitude

• crest

• frequency

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The lowest part of the wave is?

• trough

• crest

• point of origin

• compression point

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What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time?

• frequency

• wavelength

• amplitude

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A _____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the same point of the next wave. From crest to crest or from trough to trough.

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency