Waves

Waves that require a medium are called 

• mechanical waves
• transverse waves
• light waves
• gamma rays

What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave

• transverse wave

• sound wave

• mechanical wave

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What can electromagnetic waves travel through?

• mediums
• empty space
• solely solids
• both mediums and empty space

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Which of the following colors have the longest wavelength?

• Red

• Yellow

• Blue

• Green

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Longitudinal waves are ______.

• Parallel
• Perpendicular
• Crazy

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Transverse waves are ___.

• Parallel
• Perpendicular
• Weird

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The highest point on a wave is:

• the crest

• the trough

• the top

• the coast

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You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

• medium

• light

• energy

• heat

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Which part of the wave is shown at letter E?

• trough
• crest
• resting point
• amplitude

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The lowest point on a wave is the:

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Trough
• Wavelength