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Sound travels fastest through a ___________.
a) gas
b) liquid
c) solid
d)

A wave that has more energy has
a) a greater frequency
b) a lower frequency
c) a lower amplitude
d) a greater wavelength

What is the height of the wave called?
a) amplitude
b) crest
c) trough
d) wavelength

What is the bottom part of a wave called?
a) crest
b) trough
c) amplitude
d) wavelength

What is the top of a wave called?
a) crest
b) amplitude
c) trough
d) wavelength

An ocean wave is an example of a ___________ wave.
a) electromagnetic
b) longitudinal
c) side to side
d) mechanical

Sound waves are an example of _________ waves.
a) transverse
b) electromagnetic
c) longitudinal
d) surface

________ is the bending of light as it passes at an angle from one medium to another.
a) reflection
b) diffraction
c) interference
d) refraction

The __________ is the number of waves in a given amount of time
a) frequency
b) wavelength
c) wave speed
d) amplitude

The distance between any two adjacent crests or troughs is a series of waves is called the ____
a) amplitude
b) wavelength
c) compression
d) rarefaction

The wave property related to the height of the wave is called the ____
a) amplitude
b) crest
c) trough
d) wavelength

Which waves vibrate back and forth?
a) transverse
b) longitudinal
c)
d)

When I look at a green notebook, the reflected wave(s) is/are:
a) all waves
b) no waves
c) green waves
d) red waves

As wavelength increases, the frequency _______
a) goes up
b) increases
c) decreases
d) stays the same

An earthquake is an example of how waves can carry _________
a) matter
b) lava
c) energy
d) nothing

Waves transfer
a) matter
b) energy
c) material
d) nothing

A substance through which a wave can travel is called a _______
a) medium
b) wavelength
c) matter
d) crest

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