Intro to Waves

What is a wave?

• A vibration that moves energy

• A vibration that moves matter

• Matter that is moved by a vibration

• Energy that moves matter

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What is a repeated back and forth or up and down motion?

• vibration

• matter

• speed

• medium

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Medium is another word for...?

• material or stuff

• energy or vibration

• energy

• force or electric

What do waves carry?

• Energy

• Matter

• Objects

• Mediums

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What are the two main types of waves?

• Ocean & Tsunami

• Mechanical & Electromagnetic

• Microwaves & Light Waves

• Mechanical & Sound

What must mechanical waves have to travel?

• A medium

• A Magnetic Field

• An electric field

• A baseball field

This is NOT an example of a mechanical wave

• Microwave

• Sound wave

• Seismic Wave

• ocean wave

Mechanical waves carry energy from ________________ to molecule

• molecule

• slinky

• microwave

• seismic

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This type of wave does NOT need a medium to travel

• longitudinal

• electromagnetic

• mechanical

• sound

Which type of waves travel in a straight ray until they hit something.

• Electromagnetic

• Mechanical

• Sound

• Ocean