17.1 Waves

Waves are a transfer of what?

• Heat
• Light
• Energy
• Food

The type of waves that require medium to pass:

• Mechanical Waves
• Electromagnetic Waves

A mechanical wave cannot travel through...

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

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regular disturbances that carry energy through matter 

• crest
• energy
• wave
• trough

A wave carries...?

• energy only
• matter only
• energy and matter
• neither

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What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave
• transverse wave
• sound wave
• mechanical wave

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Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?

• A
• B & D
• D
• C & G

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Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?

• A
• B & D
• B & F
• F

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This is a __________wave

• transverse
• longitudinal
• surface
• all of the above

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The lowest part of the wave is called the ?

• frequency
• crest
• amplitude
• trough