Waves Quiz Review

The distance between one crest and the next crest is called the _______.

• frequency

• wavelength

• amplitude

• trough

When light waves STOP AND ARE TAKEN IN by an object.

• refraction

• absorption

• reflection

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When light waves BOUNCES after it hits a surface.

• refraction

• absorption

• reflection

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When light waves BEND after it hits a surface.

• refraction

• absorption

• reflection

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Mechanical waves travel through solids, liquids, and gases. Those solids, liquids, and gases are all known a types of a _______.

• amplitude

• medium

• trough

• crest

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The _______ of a wave is the height measured from the crest or trough of the wave

• frequency

• crest

• trough

• amplitude

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The more ______ a wave has, the higher it's amplitude.

• energy

• crest

• trough

• 

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True or False: Waves transfer matter (object) and not energy

• True

• False

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Waves transfer ______.

• motion

• energy

• matter

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Waves DO NOT transfer _____ from place to place.

• motion

• energy

• matter