Wave Unit Test Study Guide

What do all waves transmit?

• Matter

• Energy

• Water

• Sound

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What do playing guitar, banging a drum, and dropping a pebble in the water have in common?

• They all produce light

• They all cause vibrations

• They all convert heat to energy

• They need gravity to move

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Sound waves, water waves, and light waves are all alike in that they all

• Move energy from one place to another

• Move energy at the same speed

• Move without vibrating

• Move the fastest in water

What is the distance between two consecutive points on a wave called?

• Frequency

• Period

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

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Regions in a sound wave where particles are farthest apart are called

• Compressions

• Condensations

• Rarefactions

• Depressions

In which medium would sound move the fastest?

• Vacuum

• Air

• Water

• Steel

What three bones are in the middle ear?

• hammer, wrench, lumbar

• pinna, ear canal, hammer

• retina, anvil, pinna

• hammer, anvil, stirrup

Earthquakes create _________ waves

• transverse

• dangerous

• electromagnetic

• seismic

A wave that requires a medium to travel.

• Electromagnetic

• Transverse

• Mechanical

• Longitudinal

The number of waves produced in a given amount of time is the wave's ___________

• amplitude

• wave speed

• frequency

• wave length