Energy Waves

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second

• frequency
• wavelength
• pitch
• amplitude

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Material (matter) through which a wave travels

• medium
• Doppler Effect
• sound
• pitch

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How high or low a sound is; depends on the frequency (greater frequency= higher pitch)

• pitch
• frequency
• sound
• medium

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A wave in which the vibration is in the same direction as that in which the wave is traveling; sound waves

• longitudinal wave
• ocean wave
• transverse wave
• mechanical wave

A reflected sound wave

• frequency
• pitch
• echo
• rarefaction

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Highest point of a wave

• crest
• trough
• wavelength
• frequency

Sound is made when a source of energy forces the matter to

• Vibrate

• Move

• Stay still

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Which temperature causes sound to travel more slowly?

• Hot

• Cold

The _______ of a wave increases with increased energy.

• Wave length

• Amplitude

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Loudness of waves is measured in

• Hertz

• Decibels

• Watts