Light vs sound waves!

A wave that moves the medium in the same direction that the wave travels is a

• transverse wave
• longitudinal wave
• standing wave
• mechanical wave

The distance between one crest and the next crest is the wave's

• amplitude
• wavelength
• frequency
• speed

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the number of complete waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time is a wave's

• amplitude
• frequency
• wavelength
• speed

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The bending of a wave due to a change in its speed is

• interference
• reflection
• diffraction
• refraction

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The interaction between waves that meet is

• reflection
• diffraction
• refraction
• interference

A point of zero amplitude on a standing wave is called a

• crest
• node
• trough
• antinode

The ability of a medium to bounce back after being disturbed is called

• echolocation
• elasticity
• density
• interference

The electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies are

• radio waves.
• infrared rays.
• X-rays.
• gammy rays.

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An example of a longitudinal wave is a ____

• water wave
• stadium wave
• sound wave
• rope wave

Which statement best defines a wave medium?

• the material through which a wave travels
• a point halfway between the crest and trough
• the distance from one wave crest to the next
• the speed at which waves travel in water