Waves

a disturbance that transfers energy from one point to another

• wave
• crest
• communication
• amplitude

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waves can be used for ______________ purposes

• water
• energy
• communication
• vibration

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what is not an example of a wave

• light
• sound
• wifi
• electricity

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when a wave travels through a medium it is a

• mechanical wave
• human-made
• wavelength
• electric

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a wave that matter moves back and forth as the wave travels through it (like a spiral)

• Transverse Wave
• Compressional
• Electromagnetic
• Sound

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a wave that travels through empty space and through matter

• Vibration Wave

• Compressional

• Electromagnetic

• Sound

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a medium can't be...

• solid
• liquid
• empty space (vacuum)
• gas

a wave that travels through a medium, matter moves up and down as the wave travels through it

• Transverse Wave
• Compressional
• Electromagnetic
• Sound

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the movement of the particles in the medium is called

• vibration
• liquid
• sound
• light

must transfer through a medium in order to transfer energy

• sound waves
• light waves

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