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Sound waves travel the fastest through which state of matter?
a) Liquid
b) Solid
c) Gas
d)

When a train horn sounds like it changes pitches as it is passing by you, it is called:
a) Acoustics
b) Doppler Effect
c) Transverse wave
d) Butterfly effect

Sound is energy that moves through the vibration of _________.
a) Air
b) Matter
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above

Is a wave
a) Sound
b) Light
c) Neither Sound nor Light
d) Both Sound and Light

Is measured in decibels
a) Sound
b) Light
c) Both Sound and Light
d) Neither Sound or Light

Energy traveling through vibrations of matter
a) Sound
b) Light
c) Neither Sound nor Light
d) Both Sound and Light

Can produce pitches
a) Sound
b) Light
c) Neither Sound or Light
d) Both Sound and Light

Distance between two crests
a) Crest
b) Trough
c) Wavelength
d) Amplitude

Low point on a wave
a) Trough
b) Crest
c) Amplitude
d) Low level

Height of a transverse wave
a) Crest
b) Amplitude
c) Trough
d) Wavelength

How many waves pass by in 1 second
a) Frequency
b) Period
c) Hertz
d) Amplitude

Unit for Frequency
a) Hertz
b) Newtons
c) m/s
d) Kilogram

The time it takes for one wave cycle to complete
a) Frequency
b) Period
c) Wavelength
d) a month

EM waves in order of energy level, lowest to highest
a) gamma, x-ray, ultraviolet, visible light, microwave, infrared, radio
b) radio, microwave, gamma ray, x-ray, ultraviolet, infrared, visible light
c) radio, microwave, ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, x-rays, gamma
d) radio, microwave, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, gamma

Which of the following have the highest frequency?
a) Radio waves
b) Ultraviolet waves
c) Infrared waves
d) microwaves

What EM wave has the lowest energy (least dangerous)?
a) gamma rays
b) ultraviolet waves
c) x-rays
d) radio waves

Which of the following colors has the shortest wavelength?
a) Red
b) Indigo
c) Green
d) Yellow

What determines pitch
a) crest
b) trough
c) period
d) frequency

What letter represents the trough of the wave?


a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D

What letter represents the amplitude of the wave?


a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D

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