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Wave
a) a disturbance that transfers energy from place to place.
b) The ability to do work or cause change. (or the ability to move an object some distance.)
c) A repeated back-and-fourth or up-and- down motion.
d) What you do when you say hi to friends

Energy
a) The ability to do work or cause change. (or the ability to move an object some distance.)
b) The maximum distance the particles of a medium move away from their rest positions on a wave passes through the medium.
c) The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.
d) The bending of waves as they move around the barrier or pass through an opening.

Medium
a) The material through which a wave travels.
b) A repeated back-and-fourth or up-and- down motion.
c) a disturbance that transfers energy from place to place.
d) a wave that moves a medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.

Mechanical Waves
a) A wave that requires a medium through which to travel.
b) A wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels.
c) a wave that moves a medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.
d) The bouncing back of an object or wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass

Transverse Waves
a) A wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels.
b) A wave that requires a medium through which to travel.
c) a wave that moves a medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.
d) A repeated back-and-fourth or up-and- down motion.

Longitudinal Waves
a) a wave that moves a medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.
b) A wave that requires a medium through which to travel.
c) a wave that moves a medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.
d) The maximum distance the particles of a medium move away from their rest positions on a wave passes through the medium.

Vibration
a) A repeated back-and-fourth or up-and- down motion.
b) The maximum distance the particles of a medium move away from their rest positions on a wave passes through the medium.
c) The bouncing back of an object or wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass
d) The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart.

Crest
a) The highest part of the transverse wave.
b) The lowest part of the transverse wave.
c) The highest part of the longitudinal wave.
d) The lowest part of the longitudinal wave.

Trough
a) The lowest part of the transverse wave.
b) The highest part of the transverse wave.
c) The highest part of the longitudinal wave.
d) The lowest part of the longitudinal wave.

Compression
a) The part of the longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
b) The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart.
c) The part of a transverse wave where the particles of the medium are far apart.
d) The part of a transverse wave where the particles of the medium are close together.

Rarefraction
a) The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart.
b) The part of the longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
c) The part of a transverse wave where the particles of the medium are far apart.
d) The part of a transverse wave where the particles of the medium are close together.

Amplitude
a) The maximum distance the particles of a medium move away from their rest positions on a wave passes through the medium.
b) The distance between two corresponding parts of the wave.
c) The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.
d) A wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels.

Wavelength
a) The distance between two corresponding parts of the wave.
b) A repeated back-and-fourth or up-and- down motion.
c) The ability to do work or cause change. (or the ability to move an object some distance.)
d) a disturbance that transfers energy from place to place.

Frequency
a) The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.
b) The ability to do work or cause change. (or the ability to move an object some distance.)
c) a disturbance that transfers energy from place to place.
d) The bouncing back of an object or wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass

Hertz
a) Unit of measurement for frequency.
b) Unit of measurement for amplitude
c) Unit of measurement for wavelength
d) A rental car company

Reflection
a) The bouncing back of an object or wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass
b) The maximum distance the particles of a medium move away from their rest positions on a wave passes through the medium.
c) The bending of waves as they enter a new medium at an angle.
d) The bending of waves as they move around the barrier or pass through an opening.

Law of Reflection
a) The rule that the angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence.
b) The rule that the angle of refraction equals the angle of incidence.
c) The rule that the distance of the reflection equals the distance of the incidence.
d) The rule that the length of the reflection equals the length of incidence.

Refraction
a) The bending of waves as they enter a new medium at an angle.
b) The bending of waves as they move around the barrier or pass through an opening.
c) The bouncing back of an object or wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass
d) The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart.

Diffraction
a) The bending of waves as they move around the barrier or pass through an opening.
b) The bending of waves as they enter a new medium at an angle.
c) The bouncing back of an object or wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass
d) The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.

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