Waves

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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A wave is a disturbance that transfers:

• matter
• energy

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What travels faster, light or sound

• Light
• Sound

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

• frequency
• period
• longitudinal 
• transverse wave 

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Which is the correct equation for calculating the speed of a wave?

• T = 1/f
• Speed= Wavelength x Period
• Speed = Wavelength/Frequency
• Speed= Wavelength x Frequency

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