Waves Review

What kind of wave can travel through space?

• electromagnetic waves
• compressional waves
• transverse waves
• longitudinal waves

A wave carries...?

• energy only
• matter only
• the matter carries the energy
• neither

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What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time?

• frequency
• wavelength
• midpoint
• crest and trough

In a longitudinal wave, the particles move...?

• back and forth
• up and down
• vertically
• in the direction of the hertz

The action of a wave bouncing off a surface is called __________________.

• rarefaction
• refraction
• reflection
• diffraction

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Which wave has a greater frequency?

• A
• B

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Sound will travel slowest through which of the following forms of matter?

• milk
• desk
• air
• door

Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?

• Air
• Empty space
• Metal
• Water

Waves that require a medium are called 

• mechanical waves
• transverse waves
• light waves
• gamma rays

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Which letter represents amplitude?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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