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The number of waves produced in a given amount of time
a) frequency
b) amplitude
c) wavelength
d) medium

The maximum distance that the particles of a wave's medium vibrate from their rest postition
a) amplitude
b) frequency
c) medium
d) magma

the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
a) wavelength
b) wave speed
c) wave crest
d) wave trough

the speed at which a wave travels through a medium
a) wave speed
b) wavelength
c) medium
d) crest

a substance through which a wave can travel
a) medium
b) large
c) amplitude
d) frequency

a wave that does not require a medium
a) electromagnetic wave
b) mechanical wave
c) traverse wave
d) longitudinal wave

any disturbance that transmits energy through matter or empty space
a) wave
b) trough
c) crest
d) medium

the lowest part of a wave
a) trough
b) crest
c) pipeline
d) waterboard

a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate back and forth along the path that the wave moves
a) longitudinal wave
b) mechanical wave
c) crest
d) electromagnetic wave

highest point of a wave
a) crest
b) trough
c) medium
d) amplitude

a wave that requires a medium through which to travel
a) mechanical wave
b) transverse wave
c) electromagnetic wave
d) seismic wave

a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate in an up and down motion
a) transverse wave
b) longitudinal wave
c) mechanical wave
d) pipeline wave

waves transfer what?
a) energy
b) solids
c) gases
d) matter

the bouncing back of a ray of light, sound, or heat when a ray hits a surface that it does not penetrate
a) reflection
b) interference
c) standing wave
d) refraction

the combination of two or more waves that result in a single wave
a) interference
b) resonance
c) reflection
d) refraction

a pattern of vibration that simulates a wave that is standing still
a) standing wave
b) refraction
c) reflection
d) resonance

the bending of a wave as the wave passes between two substances in which the speed of the wave differs
a) refraction
b) resonance
c) reflection
d) fequency

a phenomenon that occurs when two objects naturally vibrate at the same frequency
a) resonance
b) diffraction
c) amplitude
d) frequency

a change in the direction of a wave when the wave finds an obstacle or an edge
a) diffraction
b) resonance
c) refraction
d) amplication

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