Waves

The highest point on a wave is:

• the crest
• the trough
• the top
• the coast 

What types of waves carry energy at a right angle or perpendicular to the direction of the energy flow?

• Longitudinal waves
• Transverse waves
• Sound waves
• P-waves

What do waves carry from place to place?

• Energy, but not matter or particles
• Energy and matter or particles
• Matter or particles but not energy
• Neither energy nor matter or particles

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The most dense part of a longitudinal wave.

• Density
• Compression
• Rarefaction
• Amplitude

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Light is an example of which type of wave?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Both
• Neither

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Sound is an example of which type of wave?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Both
• Neither

When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?

• The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
• The wavelength increases.
• The wavelength decreases.
• More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.

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which material does sound travel the fastest?

• solid 
• liquid 
• gases

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The frequency of a wave is measured in __________________. 

• inches
• hertz
• periods
• eras

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Any material that a wave travels through is called a ____________________.

• vibration
• compression
• medium
• crest

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