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1) The number of waves produced in a given amount of time
A
wavelength
B
frequency
C
amplitude
D
medium
2) The maximum distance that the particles of a wave's medium vibrate from their rest postition
A
magma
B
frequency
C
amplitude
D
medium
3) the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
A
wavelength
B
wave crest
C
wave trough
D
wave speed
4) the speed at which a wave travels through a medium
A
wavelength
B
wave speed
C
medium
D
crest
5) a substance through which a wave can travel
A
frequency
B
large
C
amplitude
D
medium
6) a wave that does not require a medium
A
traverse wave
B
electromagnetic wave
C
mechanical wave
D
longitudinal wave
7) any disturbance that transmits energy through matter or empty space
A
wave
B
crest
C
trough
D
medium
8) the lowest part of a wave
A
trough
B
pipeline
C
crest
D
waterboard
9) a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate back and forth along the path that the wave moves
A
mechanical wave
B
crest
C
electromagnetic wave
D
longitudinal wave
10) highest point of a wave
A
trough
B
amplitude
C
crest
D
medium
11) a wave that requires a medium through which to travel
A
mechanical wave
B
seismic wave
C
transverse wave
D
electromagnetic wave
12) a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate in an up and down motion
A
transverse wave
B
pipeline wave
C
mechanical wave
D
longitudinal wave
13) waves transfer what?
A
gases
B
solids
C
energy
D
matter
14) the bouncing back of a ray of light, sound, or heat when a ray hits a surface that it does not penetrate
A
refraction
B
standing wave
C
interference
D
reflection
15) the combination of two or more waves that result in a single wave
A
reflection
B
refraction
C
resonance
D
interference
16) a pattern of vibration that simulates a wave that is standing still
A
standing wave
B
refraction
C
reflection
D
resonance
17) the bending of a wave as the wave passes between two substances in which the speed of the wave differs
A
resonance
B
fequency
C
refraction
D
reflection
18) a phenomenon that occurs when two objects naturally vibrate at the same frequency
A
amplitude
B
resonance
C
diffraction
D
frequency
19) a change in the direction of a wave when the wave finds an obstacle or an edge
A
refraction
B
resonance
C
amplication
D
diffraction
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