WAVES - Light & Sound

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What is the crest of a wave?

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The highest point of a wave.

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What does frequency mean in terms of waves?

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The number of repetitions of a wave in one second.

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What color of light is formed when all the colors of light are combined?

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White.

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Can waves carry matter?

Back

None - waves carry energy.

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Can light waves travel through a vacuum?

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True.

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What is a wave?

Back

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.

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What are mechanical waves?

Back

Waves that require a medium (like air or water) to travel through.

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What are transverse waves?

Back

Waves where the motion of the medium is perpendicular to the direction of the wave.

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What are longitudinal waves?

Back

Waves where the motion of the medium is parallel to the direction of the wave.

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What is amplitude in a wave?

Back

The height of the wave from its rest position.

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