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A wavelength is?
a) The distance between two waves.
b) The length of the amplitude.
c) The length from crest to trough.
d) The distance of one compression.

A Longitudinal Wave moves...
a) Inside Out
b) Back and Forth
c) Upside down
d) Up and down

Amplitude on a Transverse Wave is measured...
a) From the trough to the trough
b) From the compression to the rarefaction
c) From the resting point to the top of a wave
d) Finding the Width of the one compression then divide by 2.

Amplitude on a Longitudinal Wave is measured...
a) From the trough to the trough
b) From the compression to the rarefaction
c) From the resting point to the top of a wave
d) Finding the Width of one compression then divide by 2.

A Transverse Wave moves...
a) Inside Out
b) Back and Forth
c) Upside down
d) Up and Down

The Mathematical representation of the amount of energy in a wave....
a) Energy = Amplitude X Wavelength
b) Energy = Wavelength X Wavelength
c) Energy = Mass X Amplitude
d) Energy = Amplitude X Amplitude

What type of wave is a Light Wave?
a) Transverse Wave
b) Radioactive Wave
c) Longitudinal Wave
d) Ocean Wave

What type of wave is a Sound Wave?
a) Transverse Wave
b) Radioactive Wave
c) Longitudinal Wave
d) Ocean Wave

If you place a cell phone in a vacuumed sealed clear box, would you be able to hear it ring?
a) Yes, sound can travel through no medium to be heard.
b) No, sound cannot travel if there is no medium for it to travel through.
c) Yes, sound of cell phones can be heard through anything.
d) No, sound of the cell phone was turned off.

If you place a cell phone in a vacuumed sealed clear box, would you be able to see it light up?
a) No, light cannot travel through object with no medium.
b) Yes, light can travel even if there is no medium.
c) Yes, light of the cell phone can be seen through the clear box.
d) No, the cell phone does not light up when ringing.

Which object will sound travel through faster?
a) Wood
b) Water
c) Air
d) Metal

When comparing wave amplitudes, how do you know which wave would have a louder sound?
a) The wave with the tallest amplitude.
b) The wave with the shortest amplitude.
c) The wave with the longest wavelength.
d) The wave with the shortest wavelength.

Which wave needs a medium to travel through?
a) Light Wave
b) Sound Wave
c) Ocean Wave
d) Air Wave

Goes through a transparent object.
a) Transmitting
b) Reflecting
c) Refracting
d) Absorbing

Bounces off an object
a) Transmitting
b) Reflecting
c) Refracting
d) Absorbing

Bending of Light when it enters a different medium
a) Transmitting
b) Reflection
c) Refraction
d) Absorption

Takes in all the light
a) Absorption
b) Reflecting
c) Refraction
d) Transmitting

White color of an opaque object is made of ...
a) All the black colors
b) All the red colors
c) All the colors of the visible spectrum
d) All the colors of the invisible spectrum

The color of an opaque object is the color...
a) It reflects
b) It absorbs
c) It is always white
d) It is always black

When all the colors transmit through a translucent object, its color is...
a) White
b) Black
c) Clear
d) Grey

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