Waves

Which of the following statements about waves is false?

• Waves have mass.

• Waves cannot travel through empty space (a vacuum).

• Waves can move through most materials.

• Waves are traveling energy

Waves that use matter to transfer energy are called

• mass

• electromagnetic

• medium

• mechanical

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What type of waves do not require matter to carry energy?

• ocean

• electromagnetic

• mechanical

• sound

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When you look into a mirror, your image is being

• absorbed

• reflected

• transmitted

• refracted

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The matter through which a mechanical wave travels is called a

• frequency

• conductor

• wavelength

• medium

As the wavelength of a wave increases, its energy

• increases

• decreases

• is unaffected

• goes up and down

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As the wavelength of a wave decreases, its frequency

• increases

• decreases

• is unaffected

• goes up and down

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The ___________ of a wave is how many wavelengths pass a certain point each second.

• amplitude

• compression speed

• frequency

• velocity

A sound wave is produced when an object

• goes faster

• slows down

• vibrates

• produces light

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Sound waves cannot travels through outer space because

• they cannot travel through the cold of outer space

• they are electromagnetic waves

• the gas molecules in space are too far apart

• there is no one to hear it