Waves in Mediums

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Which of the following can sound travel through?

• solid
• liquid
• gas
• all of the above

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which material does sound travel the fastest?

• solid 
• liquid 
• gases

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High frequency waves have _________ wavelength.

• varying
• high
• the same
• low

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What is a medium?

• something between a small and a large?
• the substance through which a wave can travel
• a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still
• the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave

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A mechanical wave cannot travel through...

• a vacuum(empty space).
• water.
• air. 
• glass.

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Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?

• Air
• Empty space
• Metal
• Water

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Without matter, sound waves could not travel.

• True
• False

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

• milk
• desk
• air
• door

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