Waves Properties and Interactions

What does a wave carry from place to place?

• energy

• matter

• people

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The lowest point on a transverse wave is the

• compression

• crest

• rest position

• trough

Mechanical waves usually travel fastest through:

• solids

• liquids

• gases

The number of waves that pass somewhere in a second is:

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

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Definition: When one object vibrating at the same natural frequency of a second object forces that second object into vibrational motion.

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Resonance

The image of the two waves depicts

• Constructive interference

• Destructive interference

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when a wave reaches the interface between two different media, typically some of the wave will bounce back into the original medium.

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Polarization

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The two forms that waves can take are...

• Transverse

• Circular

• Diamond

• Longitudinal

Which of the pictured is responsible for black pavement being hot?

• Transmission

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Scattering

• Absorption

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Which of the pictured is responsible for us being able to see objects?

• Transmission

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Scattering

• Absorption

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