Waves

What do waves transmit?

• matter

• gravity

• rays

• energy

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What do you call the substance that the wave can travel through?

• medium

• matter

• outerspace

• energy

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What is the high point on a transverse wave called?

• wavelength

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

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In what kind of a wave do the particles vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the wave?

• sound

• mechanical

• longitudinal

• transverse

What is the low point on a transverse wave?

• compression

• trough

• rarefaction

• crest

As the wavelength increases, the frequency _____________.

• decreases

• increases

• stays the same

• increases, then decreases

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When a light wave bends as it moves from one medium to another.

• transmission

• reflection

• refraction

• absorption

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The color we see when all color of light is absorbed.

• black

• white

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The color we see when all color wavelengths are reflected back to us.

• black

• white

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Which of the following wave properties affect the loudness of a sound?

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency

• compression

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