Waves

___________ is a disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another.

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Doppler Effect
• Mechanical Waves

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The material through which a wave travels is called a ______________.

• Mechanical Waves
• Medium
• Transverse
• Doppler Effect

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What type of wave is this?

• Medium
• Transverse
• Mechanical Waves
• Doppler Effect

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What type of wave is this?

• Longitudinal
• Mechanical Waves
• Medium
• Transverse

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__________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the same point on the next cycle of the wave.

• Wavelength
• Mechanical Waves
• Transverse

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__________ is number of waves in a give time.

• Wavelength
• Mechanical Waves
• Transverse
• Frequency

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__________ is the maximum displacement of the medium from its rest position.  (Height of a wave)

• Echolocation
• Mechanical Waves
• Amplitude
• Transverse

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____________are longitudinal waves--compressions and rarefactions that travel through a medium.

• Sound Waves
• Moose
• Echolocation
• Transverse

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__________ is a physical response to the intensity of sound.

• Echolocation
• Medium
• Sound Waves
• Loudness

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________ is the frequency of sound as you perceive it.

• Echolocation
• Pitch
• Transverse
• Doppler Effect

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