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What is the wavelength in a longitudinal wave?

• from one rarefaction to the next rarefaction

• from one compression to the next compression

• Both of the choices given

• None of the choices given

How are electromagnetic and mechanical waves similar?

• They both move matter

• They both transfer energy

• They both need a medium to travel

• They both can travel through a vacuum

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Which kind of wave moves back and forth along the direction of the wave?

• amplitude

• frequency

• longitudinal

• transverse

In a wave, the number of cycles or vibrations per unit of time is called which of the following?

• amplitude

• frequency

• period

• wavelength

Which of the following describes the motion of water waves?

• rarefied

• compressional

• transverse

• longitudinal

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Sound waves and light waves behave differently in different materials. How are sound waves different from light waves?

• Light waves cannot travel through a vacuum

• Only light waves can pass through a material

• Sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum

• Only sound waves can pass through a material

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Which of the following correctly shows the part of the wave that represents the wavelength?

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Which is the lowest point of a transverse wave?

• amplitude

• crest

• period

• trough

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What is the time for a wave to complete one full cycle called?

• period

• velocity

• frequency

• wavelength

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When the energy of a wave increases, the __________ increases.

• frequency

• amplitude

• wavelength

• energy

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