Introduction to Waves

The less-dense region of a longitudinal wave is called a _________________.

• Compression

• Rarefraction

• Rest Position

• None of these

The matter through which mechanical waves travel is called a _________________.

• domain

• region

• substrate

• medium

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

__________ is the bending of a wave caused by a change in its speed as it moves from one medium to another.

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Rarefaction

• Fusion

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When two or more waves overlap and combine to form a new wave, the process is called __________.

• rafraction

• reflection

• interference

• diffraction

A ______ is a repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter or space.

• fluid

• medium

• wave

• material

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A _______is the distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it.

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

• frequency

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A greater a wave's amplitude, the _______ energy the wave carries.

• more

• less

• both a and b

• none of these

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The low point on a wave is called its ______.

• rest position

• trough

• crest

• none of these

_____ occurs when an object causes a wave to change direction and bend around it.

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Correction

• Diffraction

The _______ of a wave is the amount of time it takes one wavelength to pass a point.

• period

• frequency

• crest

• trough