Understanding Mechanical Waves Concepts

Mechanical waves need __________to transfer energy.

• Matter

• Money

• Transportation

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Which part of the wave where particles of the medium are closer together?

• Compression

• Rarefaction

Which part of the wave where particles of the medium are farther apart?

• compression

• Rarefaction

It is the material or substance a wave moves

through.

• medium

• vibrate

• compression

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It is the number of wavelengths that pass a

fixed point in a second.

• amplitude

• speed

• frequency

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It is the distance traveled per unit of time.

• frequency

• speed

• vibration

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It is the distance between a compression and

the compression next to it, or a rarefaction

and the rarefaction next to it

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency

The creation of a sound starts when something is caused to__________ , or

move back and forth quickly and steadily.

• sleep

• fly

• vibrate

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Which matter/medium where sound travels fast?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

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Why do sounds travel fast in solid?

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