Waves Science

The type of waves that require medium to pass:

• Mechanical Waves

• Electromagnetic Waves

crest to crest or trough to trough

• crest

• trough

• amplitude

• wavelength

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The ____________ of a wave is the rate at which every point on the wave moves up and down.

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Speed

True or False: The amplitude measures the length of the wave

• True

• False

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Low pitched sounds have long wave lengths.

• false

• true

Sound waves can travel through...

• through water

• through outer space

• through air

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What kind of animal sound would create a wavelength like this?

• whale

• bird

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A HUGE speaker is blasting sound toward the house. What will most likely happen?

• People will come out of the house and begin to dance.

• There will be an echo.

• The sound waves will cause the window to break.

• Nobody will notice.

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The wavelength of a sound tells about its __________ .

• beauty

• crest

• pitch

• amplitude

Sound is __________ .

• a hot dog

• a vibration

• something that is easy to see.

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