Waves

What is the crest of the wave?

• the lowest point

• how fast it moves over a certain point

• the highest point

• when a wave crashes

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What do waves primarily transport?

• objects

• energy

• matter

• nothing

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What is the amplitude of a wave?

• The distance between two crests or two troughs

• the height of the crest as measured from the resting position

• the lowest point of the wave

• the highest point of the wave

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If the particles of a wave are traveling parallel to the energy transport, what type of wave is it?

• longitudinal

• transverse

• electromagnetic

• null wave

Waves in the ocean are made mostly from what?

• The magnetic pull of the moon

• The wind moving across the water's surface

• The tilt of the Earth on its axis

• The Earth's rotation

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Waves that must move through a medium are known as

• electromagnetic waves

• microwaves

• ultraviolet waves

• mechanical waves

Sound waves

• are electromagnetic waves

• can travel through water, air and even some solids

• are the same as ultraviolet waves

• cannot travel through a liquid

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What is a transverse wave?

• The transfer of energy in a motion that is perpendicular to the direction the wave is traveling

• The energy transport is in a parallel direction

• The energy moves backwards

• There is no energy transfer

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Frequency measures

• how high the crest is from resting position

• the distance between one trough and the next trough

• how many complete waves pass a certain point in one second

• how high the crest is

A coconut has washed ashore on a beach. This demonstrates that

• coconuts do not float

• ocean waves are electromagnetic

• ocean waves have a high frequency

• waves can cause object to move

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