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Waves.
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What are the two characteristics that all waves share?
a) transfer of kinetic energy, transfer of potential energy
b) transfer energy, up-and-down motion
c) transfer energy, can be shown with Slinky's
d) back-and-forth motion, transfer energy
What is a crest?
a) The highest point on a wave
b) The lowest point on a wave
c) The spot where a wave crosses a resting line
d) The beginning of a wave
What is a trough?
a) The highest point on a wave
b) The lowest point on a wave
c) The spot where a wave crosses a resting line
d) The beginning of a wave
What happens to frequency of the wave if you increase its wavelength?
a) frequency increases
b) frequency decreases
c) frequency stays the same
d)
What happens to frequency of the wave if you decrease its wavelength?
a) frequency increases
b) frequency decreases
c) frequency stays the same
d)
What is another name for a compression wave?
a) transverse wave
b) longitudinal wave
c) compression wave
d) random wave
What is the amplitude of a wave?
a) The height of the wave above or below the resting line.
b) The space of the wave from crest to crest.
c) The space of the wave from crest to trough.
d) The spot where the wave crosses the resting line.
What is a wavelength?
a) The height of the wave above or below the resting line.
b) The space of the wave from crest to crest.
c) The space of the wave from crest to trough.
d) The spot where the wave crosses the resting line.
When a wave bounces back, we say it has _____.
a) bounced back.
b) transferred energy.
c) reflected.
d) turned around.
What is frequency?
a) When something happens once every day.
b) Something that happens occasionally.
c) The rate at which something repeats. Can be expressed as the number of times an event occurs in a certain amount of time.
d) None of these options
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