Waves review

What waves require a medium to travel? which do not?

• Mechanical

• Transverse

• Electromagnetic

• Longitudinal

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what way does a longitudinal wave go?

• Up and down

• Side to side

• In a circle

• In a square

Trough

• Part C

• Part A

• Part D

• Part B

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What waves has rarefaction and compression?

• Longitudinal

• Surface

• Heat

• Transverse

What is a medium?

• a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still

• something between a small and a large

• the substance through which a wave can travel

• the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave

All waves carry…

• Energy

• Light

• Matter

• Particles

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What state of matter does sound travel through?

• Plasma

• Liquid

• Gas

• Solid

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Which of the following items would work well in space?

• Flashlight

• Radio

• Guitar

• Drums

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

• Wavelength

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Trough

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 2

• 4

• 3

• 1

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