A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

• wave

• medium

• both wave and medium

• none of these

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A measure of how far the particles in the medium move away from their normal rest position

• wave

• amplitude

• wavelength

• none of these

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The distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency

• hertz

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A wave property that tells you how long it takes for the wave to repeat; the time required for one cycle

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency

• wave period

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A measurement that tells how many cycles occur in an amount of time

• frequency

• wavelength

• amplitude

• height

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Frequency is expressed in this unit

• miles

• seconds

• hertz

• none of these

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In mechanical waves, amplitude is related to the amount of energy the wave carries

• True

• False

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The energy of a wave is affected by

• the amplitude or frequency

• energy loss to a medium

• energy loss due to spreading

• all of these

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The speed at which a wave travels

• wave speed

• wave amplitude

• wave energy

• wavelenth

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In general, waves travel faster in solids than in liquids and faster in liquids than in gases

• True

• False

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