Waves

What do all waves transfer?

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Wavelengths are usually measured in ....

• seconds

• Hz

• inches

• meters

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What does #3 represent?

• Period

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

What does #1 represent?

• Period

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

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regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space

• crest

• energy

• wave

• trough

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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All waves carry

• energy

• light 

• matter

• particles

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What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave

• transverse wave

• sound wave

• mechanical wave

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It is the high pressure part of the wave where the particles are close together. It is part A on this picture.

• Compression

• Amplituide

• Rarefaction

• Wavelength

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The distance from one point to the next corresponding point on a wave is called the ________________.

• waveform

• peak

• amplitude

• wavelength