Waves Basics

What is a repeating movement of disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space?

• Energy

• Force

• Wave

• Motion

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True or False? All waves carry ONLY energy WITHOUT transporting matter from place to place.

• True

• False

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All waves are produced by ________________.

• sound

• light

• energy

• vibrations

Waves will ___________ as long as there is energy to carry.

• break

• travel

• transport

• stop

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A ______________ is matter through which a wave travels.

• crest

• medium

• trough

• rest

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Electromagnetic waves travel through ____________ instead of a medium.

• water

• gravity

• matter

• space

What kind of waves can only travel through a medium?

• Light

• Mechanical

• Electro-

  Magnetic

• Radio

Which of the following is NOT a type of mechanical wave?

• Transverse

• Latitudinal

• Longitudinal

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What is the highest point of a transverse wave and carries the highest amount of energy?

• Crest

• Trough

• Rest

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What is the natural rest position for the medium?

• crest

• trough

• rest