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How does a transverse wave move?
a) around and around
b) up and down
c) back and forth
d) left and right

Light is bent as it passes from the air into the water in a clear cup. This bending is called
a) absorbing.
b) reflection.
c) refraction.
d) diffraction.

Transverse waves have crests and troughs. Longitudinal waves have
a) dopplers and diffractions.
b) reflections and echoes.
c) anvils and stirrups.
d) compressions and rarefaction.

The faster something vibrates, the ______ its pitch.
a) longer
b) slower
c) lower
d) higher

Earthquakes create ________ waves.
a) transverse
b) electromagnetic
c) seismic
d) dangerous

What kind of wave can pass through a vacuum?
a) energy
b) electric
c) electromagnetic
d) mechanical

Pitch is a measure of
a) how fast a baseball is coming towards you.
b) how quiet or loud a sound is.
c) how high or low a sound is perceived to be.
d) how slow a vibration moves through a solid.

A wave that does not need a medium to travel is called a ______ wave.
a) longitudinal
b) electromagnetic
c) mechanical
d) transverse

Sound waves travel fastest in
a) gas.
b) liquid.
c) solid.
d) speed does not change.

The human ear receives sound waves as
a) electricity.
b) light.
c) pitch.
d) vibrations.

What is the distance between two consecutive points on a wave called?
a) period
b) frequency
c) amplitude
d) wavelength

Different wavelengths of light are seen as different
a) speeds.
b) sounds.
c) colors.
d) atoms.

Which of the following is not a kind of electromagnetic wave?
a) radio and television waves
b) radar
c) water waves
d) microwaves

Electromagnetic waves are always
a) compression.
b) longitudinal.
c) mechanical.
d) transverse.

A wave that needs a medium to travel is called a ______ wave.
a) electromagnetic
b) mechanical
c) longitudinal
d) transverse

What do all waves transmit?
a) sound
b) energy
c) matter
d) water

A medium is
a) a substance through which matter can travel.
b) the middle part of the ear.
c) a wave.
d) the blind spot at the back of the eye.

The number of waves produced in a given amount of time is the wave's
a) wave length.
b) wave speed.
c) amplitude.
d) frequency.

What three bones are in the middle ear?
a) hammer, wrench, lumbar
b) hammer, anvil, lumbar
c) hammer, anvil, stirrup
d) hammer, stirrup, wrench

A banana looks yellow because
a) a banana absorbs yellow light.
b) the banana absorbs yellow and blue light.
c) the banana reflects all colors of light.
d) the banana reflects yellow light.

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