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What is the formula for frequency?
a) Number of waves over time
b) Time over number of waves
c) Frequency times wavelength
d) Wavelength times frequency

A soundwave that is loud and low pitched has what amplitude and wavelength?
a) Large amplitude, small wavelength
b) Large amplitude, large wavelength
c) Small amplitude, small wavelength
d) Small amplitude, large wavelength

What part of a wave affects the color the we see in a light wave?
a) Amplitude
b) Wavelength
c) Crest
d) Trough

What is frequency?
a) How far a wave moves
b) How fast a wave moves
c) How often a wave passes in a certain amount of time
d) The time it takes for one wave to pass

What part of a wave affects the brightness of a light wave?
a) Amplitude
b) Wavelength
c) Crest
d) Trough

What part of a wave affects the pitch of a soundwave?
a) Amplitude
b) Wavelength
c) Crest
d) Trough

What part of a wave affects the volume a soundwave?
a) Amplitude
b) Wavelength
c) Crest
d) Trough

How does a particle move in a light wave as the energy passes through it
a) Back and forth
b) Up and down
c) In a circle
d) In a spiral

How does a particle move in a sound wave as the energy passes through it
a) Back and forth
b) Up and down
c) In a circle
d) In a spiral

What is the wavelength of a wave
a) The bottom of the wave
b) The height of the wave
c) The length of the wave
d) The top of the wave

What is the amplitude of a wave
a) The bottom of the wave
b) The height of the wave
c) The length of the wave
d) The top of the wave

What is the trough of a wave
a) The bottom of the wave
b) The height of the wave
c) The length of the wave
d) The top of the wave

What is the crest of a wave?
a) The bottom of the wave
b) The height of the wave
c) The length of the wave
d) The top of the wave

What is a molecule?
a) The ability to do work
b) What everything is made of
c) A combination of protons, neurons, and electrons
d) Two or more atoms bonded together

What is an atom?
a) The ability to do work
b) What everything is made of
c) A combination of protons, neurons, and electrons
d) Two or more atoms bonded together

What is energy?
a) The ability to do work
b) What everything is made of
c) A combination of protons, neurons, and electrons
d) Two or more atoms bonded together

What is a wave?
a) A repeating motion that moves matter from one place to another
b) A repeating motion that moves energy from one place to another
c) A repeating motion that moves water from one place to another
d) A repeating motion that moves atoms from one place to another

A light wave that is dim and looks blue has what amplitude and wavelength?
a) Large amplitude, small wavelength
b) Large amplitude, large wavelength
c) Small amplitude, small wavelength
d) Small amplitude, large wavelength

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