Which travels faster, light or sound?

• light
• sound

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What is the top of a wave?

• trough
• crest

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What is the bottom of a wave?

• trough
• crest

What is the distance between crests or troughs?

• amplitude
• wavelength

What is the height of a wave?

• amplitude
• wavelength

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Sound travels fastest in:

• solids
• liquids
• gases

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When you yell under water, what is the medium that sound travels through?

• air
• water

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What type of wave move a slinky back and forth?

• longitudinal
• transverse

A wave is a disturbance that transfers:

• matter
• energy

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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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