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The highest point of a transverse wave is a
a) crest
b) trough
c) wave length
d) amplitude

a wave is
a) energy traveling through matter or space
b) only kinetic energy
c) the result of unbalanced forces
d) energy and matter traveling through space.

The distance between 2 identical points on a wave is
a) the crest
b) the trough
c) the wavelength
d) the amplitude

Waves that move perpendicular to the movement of the energy (up and down motion) are _____ waves
a) mechanical
b) electromagnetic
c) longitudinal
d) transverse

The type of wave in which energy can ONLY travel through a medium (particles_
a) mechanical
b) electromagnetic
c) longitudinal
d) transverse

The more dense, squeezed together section of a longitudinal wave are called
a) rarefractions
b) compressions
c) wave lengths
d) amplitudes

which of the following is a longitudinal wave
a) visible light waves
b) gamma waves
c) microwaves
d) sound waves

A wave moves ________________
a) energy only
b) matter only
c) energy and matter
d) neither energy or matter

When more energy is put into a wave, the ______________ increases.
a) amplitude
b) wavelength
c) frequency
d) all of the above

When the wavelength decreases (gets shorter), the frequency
a) increases
b) decreases
c) stays the same
d) there is no way to tell from this information

What is a medium?
a) energy traveling
b) a part of a wave
c) matter that the wave travels through
d) a shirt size

electromagnetic waves can only be
a) transverse
b) longitudianl
c) mechanical
d) all of the above

In a longitudinal wave, the spread out. less dense section of the wave is called the _______
a) compression
b) trough
c) amplitude
d) rarefraction

Why can you not hear sound in space
a) sound is a mechanical wave and requires a medium to travel through
b) sound is an electromagnetic wave and requires a medium to travel through
c) sound is a mechanical wave and does not require a medium to travel through
d) sound is an electromagnetic wave and does not require a medium to travel through

What describes the number of waves that pass through a certain point in a given amount of time.
a) amplitude
b) wavelength
c) frequency
d) rarefractions

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