Waves and Energy Quizizz

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place is called what?

• wave

• medium

• vibration

• compression

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What type of wave is shown?

• transverse

• longitudinal

• pendulum

• water

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What is B?

• crest

• trough

• wave length

• amplitude

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What is D?

• crest

• trough

• wave length

• amplitude

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What type of wave is shown?

• transverse

• longitudinal

• water

• mechanical

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The bending of waves as they enter different mediums and change speed, such as when sunlight passes through a raindrop and makes a rainbow is called what?

• reflection

• refraction

• diffusion

• diffraction

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Mechanical waves must have what to travel through?

• mediums

• smalls

• larges

• water

When a wave hits a surface and bounces off, this is called?

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

• diffusion

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Why do you see lightning from a distant storm before you hear the thunder?

• thunder comes first then lightning

• lightning happens first causing the thunder

• light travels faster than sound

• sound travels faster than light

These waves are all considered what type of energy?

• mechanical

• electrical

• electromagnetic

• thermal

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