Wave Vocabulary

Rhythmic disturbances that carry energy without carrying matter are ___.

• crests

• models

• troughs

• waves

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Waves that must have a medium to travel through are called ___.

• electromagnetic waves

• mechanical waves

• microwaves

• infrared waves

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What technology did people create that works the way bats, dolphins, and whales use echolocation?

• radar

• radio stations

• stereo speakers

• x-rays

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Which list shows the names of the parts to a longitudinal or compressional wave?

• warp and weft

• snips and snails

• crests and troughs

• compressions and rarefactions

These kind of waves travel through space where there is no matter.

• parade waves

• ocean waves

• electromagnetic waves

• stadium waves

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Which type of electromagnetic waves can be harmful to humans?

• infrared

• radio waves

• ultraviolet (UV) radiation

• visible light

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The number of wavelengths that pass a given point in 1 second is the wave's ___.

• amplitude

• EM spectrum

• frequency

• reflection

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The highest point a wave rises above the rest or normal position is ____.

• amplitude

• EM spectrum

• interference

• frequency

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What factor determines what color an object appears to our eyes?

• diffraction

• reflection

• refraction

• total internal reflection

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___ occurs when a wave bends as it moves from one medium to another.

• Diffraction

• reflection

• refraction

• total internal reflection

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