What Is a Wave

What happens to a wave when it hits a new medium and bounces back into the original medium?

• Refraction

• Scattering

• Transmission

• Reflection

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Ultrasound uses _________________ waves.

• Light

• Sound

• Infrared

• None of the Above

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Which of the options is the scientific explanation for a WAVE?

• Any disturbance that transfers energy from place to place

• Something you can surf on.

• A transfer of thermal energy from one medium to another.

• When molecules disperse as a result of Charles' Law

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A substance (like solid, liquid or gas) that the energy of a wave can travel through

• amplitude

• compression

• medium

• frequency

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What types of waves carry energy at a right angle or perpendicular to the direction of the energy flow?

• Longitudinal waves

• Transverse waves

• Sound waves

• P-waves

Which letter identifies the wavelength?

• F

• G

• H

• J

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Frequency is

• Amount of time it takes for one wavelength

• How many wavelengths are completed in one second

• Distance between two crests or two troughs

• Amount of energy in a wave

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Which letter is a crest?

• F

• G

• H

• J

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Which letter shows amplitude?

• F

• G

• H

• J

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What do all waves transfer?

• Light

• Sound

• Heat

• Energy

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