Understanding Waves and Matter 4T

A pattern of motion that transfers energy from place to place without transferring matter is the definition of...

• matter

• energy

• erosion

• amplitude

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What can't we see matter?

• Only certain animals can see matter.

• Matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

• Matter moves to quickly to be seen.

• Answer not given among the choices.

Waves transport _____, not matter

• solid material

• people

• energy

• sound

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Two types of waves are...

• sight

• smell

• sound

• light

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Water waves move on...

• top of water

• beneath the water

• during a hurricane

• beaches only

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Light waves move in...

• curves

• up and down like water

• straight lines through space.

• slow speed

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If you place a ping-pong ball in a wave tank the ping-pong ball would...

• stay in one place.

• would travel from side-to-side in the wave tank.

• would sink to the bottom of the tank.

• Answer not given

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The height of a wave is the...

• trough

• amplitude

• wavelength

• midpoint

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Amplitude tells you how much energy a wave has. The more energy waves have, the _____ the amplitudes.

• calmer

• lower

• slower

• higher

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If we are talking about sound, the louder the volume on a TV....

• the increase of the amplitude of the sound waves.

• the decrease of the amplitude of the sound waves.

• shorter the wavelength is.

• Answer not given

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