Wave Properties

Front

What type of wave is a sound wave?

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Longitudinal wave

Front

Dolphins communicate underwater using sound waves. This is called _____________.

Back

Echolocation

Front

What happens to the ball placed inside the water wave machine?

Back

Stays in place

Front

What is the distance between wave peaks called?

Back

Wavelength

Front

When more energy is added to a wave, its amplitude does what?

Back

Increases

Front

What is the term for the height of a wave from its rest position?

Back

Amplitude

Front

What type of wave moves up and down?

Back

Transverse wave

Front

What is the term for the number of waves that pass a point in one second?

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Frequency

Front

What do we call the energy carried by a wave?

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Wave energy

Front

What is the term for the distance from one wave crest to the next?

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Wavelength