Waves

Energy can be transferred from one medium to another through _________.

• vibrations
• stacking objects
• an ordered sequence
• colors

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Which is true of a mechanical wave?

• It must have a medium
• It must travel in empty space.
• It can travel in a vacuum.
• Both sound and light are examples.

Which wave has the largest wavelength?

• A
• B
• C
• None (same wavelength)

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Carries energy from one place to another

• Waves
• Amplitude
• Frequency
• Crest

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Top of the wave

• Wavelength
• Amplitude
• Trough
• Crest

Bottom of the wave

• Crest
• Trough
• Frequency
• Wavelength

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The measurement of the distance the particles move from the resting point of the wave

• Wavelength
• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Crest

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The measurement from one point of the wave to the next identical part of the wave (for example, crest to crest or trough to trough)

• Crest
• Amplitude
• Frequency
• Wavelength

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The number of times a wave passes a certain point in a set period of time

• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Wavelength
• Amplength

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The matter (solid, liquid, or gas) through which waves can travel

• Medium
• Object
• Transverse Wave
• Wavelength

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