Waves

The distance between the crest of a wave and the crest of the next wave is:

• 3mm

• frequency

• amplitude

• wavelength

What's the difference between SOUND waves and LIGHT waves?

• Sound waves travel as photons

• Light waves make our eardrums vibrate

• Sound waves are electromagnetic waves

• Light waves are electromagnetic waves that travel as photons

A wave transfers:

• matter

• water

• energy

• particles

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What is the source that causes a wave to start?

• the moon

• vibration

• splash

• motion

A wave that moves the medium parallel to the direction of the energy is a:

• electromagnetic

• standing

• transverse

• longitudinal

When the particles of a medium are vibrating perpendicular to the direction of the wave,  this is a __________wave.

• sound

• water

• transverse

• longitudinal

The number of complete waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time is:

• speed

• frequency

• amplitude

• wavelength

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Hertz (Hz) is a measurement of:

• frequency

• amplitude

• speed

• all of the above

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the highest point of a transverse wave

• crest

• trough

• compression

• rarefaction

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the lowest point of a transverse wave

• crest

• trough

• compression

• rarefaction