Wave Properties

Waves carry ____________________.

• water

• energy

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Sound and light travel in waves.

• True

• False

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A substance (material) through which a wave travels.

• wavelength

• trough

• peak

• medium

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Sound travels fastest through which medium?

• solid

• gas

• liquid

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The number of waves produced in a given amount time is ________________.

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

What type of wave is pictured?

• longitudinal wave

• transverse wave

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What type of wave is pictured?

• Transverse wave

• Longitudinal wave

The height of a wave.

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency

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The distance between two wave peaks or troughs.

• wavelength

• frequency

• amplitude

Electromagnetic waves do not need a medium.

• true

• false