UNIT 8: WAVES

Light travels as a(n) ________________________ wave.

• longitudinal

• sound

• electromagnetic

• high amplitude

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The distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next wave is the ________________________ .

• amplitude

• trough

• frequency

• wavelength

________________________, the number of waves produced in a given amount of time, is expressed in Hertz.

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Electromagnetic vibration

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Sound is a(n) ________________________ wave because it cannot travel without a medium.

• electromagnetic

• mechanical

• transverse

• high frequency

The maximum distance that the particles of a medium move away from their rest position is a measure of a wave’s ________________________.

• crest

• trough

• amplitude

• function

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Shae uses the volume control on her TV to make the sound louder or softer. Which property of waves is Shae's volume control changing?

• wave period

• amplitude

• wavelength

• wave speed

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Which statement best explains what waves are?

• wavy lines on graph paper

• disturbances that transfer energy

• light energy that changes into particles of matter

• circles that move out from a central place

What property of the wave does F measure?

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wave Speed

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Which type of electromagnetic wave has the highest frequency?

• ultra violet

• X-rays

• infra red

• gamma rays

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Bailey researched how waves travel through the ground during an earthquake. She drew a diagram of one, called an S wave, moving through Earth’s crust. Based on her diagram, what kind of wave is an S wave?

• sound

• light

• longitudinal

• transverse

• Earth quake waves are not really waves

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