distance from one wave crest to the next crest or from one trough to the next trough

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency

• origin

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Material through which a wave travels like air, liquids, solids, or vacuum of space, is known as:

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Medium

• Wave

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The number of wave cycles that pass a given point per unit of time measures the __________ of a wave.

• Crest

• Trough

• Wavelength

• Frequency

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The process of a wave bending around a corner or passing through an opening

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

• absorption

The process of a wave bending as it crosses a boundary between two materials

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

• absorption

The process of a wave BOUNCING off an object

• reflection

• refraction

• absorption

• diffration

The Trough of a wave is the ___________ part of a wave

• Lowest

• Highest

• Middle

• Left Field

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The height of a wave from the origin to the crest, is known as the _____________. This can be seen in the diagram from C to B

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Medium

Sound is caused by? 

• force
• vibrations
• instruments

Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the LOWEST frequency/energy

• Gamma Rays

• Ultraviolet

• Visible Light

• Infrared rays

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