Vibrations and Waves 2

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You are creating a wave on a spring. If you start shaking the spring more slowly, the wavelength of the resulting wave will _________.

_____________ waves can travel through Earth and along Earth's surface.

The amplitude of a wave is measured from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next wave.

Wave A carries more energy than wave B. Wave B has a smaller __________ than wave A.

Wave A has a greater frequency than wave B, but the amplitude of the two waves is the same. The energy of wave A is greater than that of wave B.

An ocean wave has a frequency of 2.0 Hz with a wavelength of 10 m. What is the velocity of the wave?

Mechanical waves need a medium through which to transport energy.

Sound waves do not carry energy.