TYPES OF WAVES

What type of wave is this?

• Electromagnetic

• Mechanical

• Both Electromagnetic and Mechanical

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What type of wave is sound?

• Electromagnetic

• Mechanical

• Both Electromagnetic and Mechanical

Which type of wave can travel through mass and a vacuum?

• Electromagnetic

• Mechanical

• Electromagnetic and Mechanical

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Which type of wave has to have mass in order to travel?

• Electromagnetic

• Mechanical

• Both Electromagnetic and Mechanical

Which type of wave is an ocean wave?

• Electromagnetic

• Mechanical

What type of wave is an X ray?

• Electromagnetic

• Mechanical

Which of the following waves do you think are emitted by the sun?

• X ray, gamma ray, and sound wave

• UV ray, sound wave, and infrared ray

• UV ray, infrared ray, and microwaves

• light waves, infrared waves, sound waves

What type of wave is light?

• Electromagnetic

• Mechanical

What is a wave?

• mass

• weight

• force

• Transfer of energy

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Why do sound waves travel fastest through a solid?

• Molecules in a solid are closer together and sound can move from one to another quicker.

• Molecules in a solid are farther apart and sound can move from one to another quicker.

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