Energy of Waves

What is a medium?

• something between a small and a large?

• the substance through which a wave can travel

• a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still

• the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave

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The higher the frequency the ______ the energy. 

• higher

• lower

• neither, stays the same

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The lower the frequency the ______ the energy.

• higher

• lower

• neither, stays the same

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What property of a sound wave is a sound's volume (energy) related to?

• Period

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

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When a mechanical wave travels from its source, the wave's energy decreases. Why?

• Period decreases

• Wavelength decreases

• Amplitude decreases

• Frequency decreases

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What happens to frequency when the energy increases?

• it increases

• it stays the same

• it decreases

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7. A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place

• Wave

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Pitch

• Option 5

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What is the primary factor that determines the energy of a wave?

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Speed

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Which type of wave requires a medium to transfer energy?

• Electromagnetic wave

• Sound wave

• Light wave

• Radio wave

In a wave, if the frequency doubles, what happens to the energy?

• It doubles

• It halves

• It remains the same

• It quadruples

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