Waves

What do you call a disturbance that moves energy from one place to another?

• Quake

• Wave

• Atom

• Molecule

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The number of times a pattern repeats itself in a wave is called the wave's...

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Waveheight

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What is the distance from one point on a wave to the next similar point on a wave (like crest to crest, trough to trough)?

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An echo bouncing off of a surface and back to your ear is an example of...

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Interference

• Standing Waves

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Which wave is pictured? (a)  

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Both

• Neither

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What type of wave is this? (a)  

• mechanical

• electromagnetic

• microwave

• infrared light wave

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Match the correct wave type for wave a.

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transverse

longitudinal

Sound waves are what type of wave?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Electromagnetic

• Ocean

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The way we perceive the energy in a sound wave is the wave's...

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Attitude

• Loudness

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This type of wave always requires a medium.

• Electromagnetic

• Mechanical