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A ____ is a disturbance that transfers energy from place to place
a) vibration
b) medium
c) wave
d)
The ability to do work is called ____.
a) vibration
b) energy
c) mechanical
d)
The material or matter through which a wave travels is called a ____.
a) medium
b) parallel
c) longitudinal
d)
Waves that REQUIRE a medium in order to travel are called______
a) electromagnetic waves
b) mechanical waves
c) disco waves
d)
One type of mechanical waves are TRANSVERSE waves. In a transverse wave the medium particles move ____ to the wave.
a) parallel
b) perpendicular or at a right angle
c)
d)
Longitudinal waves are like slinkies. The particles of the medium move _______ to the wave.
a) parallel
b) perpendicular
c) stay still
d)
true or false. The medium travels with the wave.
a) true
b) false
c)
d)
Are sound waves longitudinal or transverse?
a) transverse
b) longitudinal
c)
d)
Sound travels mainly through what type of medium?
a) gases (air)
b) solids
c) Liquids
d)
Sunlight does NOT need a medium to travel. It is a(n) __________________________-wave
a) mechanical
b) electromagnetic
c)
d)
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