Waves

The highest point on a wave is:

• the crest
• the trough
• the top
• the coast 

The distance from one crest to the next crest in a wave is

• wavelength

• crest

• trough

• amplitude

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What do waves carry from place to place?

• Energy, but not matter or particles
• Energy and matter or particles
• Matter or particles but not energy
• Neither energy nor matter or particles

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Which wave is pictured?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Both
• Neither

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A wave carries...?

• energy only
• matter only
• energy and matter
• neither

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What type of wave move a slinky back and forth?

• longitudinal
• transverse

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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What type of wave is this?

• Longitudinal
• Transverse

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Waves move ___ through vibrations

• Energy
• Matter
• Mass
• Weight

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The highest point on a wave is:

• the crest

• the trough

• the top

• the coast

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