Chapter 6 Waves Review

________ are disturbances that transfer energy from one place to another without transferring matter. 

• amplitude

• energy

• waves

• wavelength

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The waves that require matter in order to travel are called _____________ waves. 

• transverse

• longitudinal

• mechanical

• electromagnetic

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Sound waves are which kind of wave?

• transverse

• longitudinal

• electromagnetic

• light

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Type of mechanical wave, in which the energy moves perpendicular to the direction of the medium as it travels is known as __________ waves. 

• transverse

• longitudinal

• mechanical

• electromagnetic

Earthquakes cause special types of waves called __________ waves, which travel through Earth's surface when Earth's plate boundaries slide past one another.

• transverse

• longitudinal

• seismic

• electromagnetic

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The lowest point on a transverse wave known as a(n) __________.   

• crest

• trough

• amplitude

• compression

The highest point on a transverse wave known as a(n) ________.

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

• rarefaction

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The distance from the resting point and the lowest point of a transverse wave or the highest point in a transverse wave is known as the wave's ____________.

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

• amplitude

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The distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it is known as a(n)____________.

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

• amplitude

The amount of time it takes fro one wavelength to pass through a fixed point is known as _____________.

• frequency

• period

• speed

• velocity

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