Waves

The matter (solid, liquid, or gas) through which waves can travel

• Medium
• Object
• Transverse Wave
• Wavelength

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The highest point on a transverse wave is the

• compression

• crest

• rest position

• trough

Waves that require a medium are called 

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

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What does a wave carry from place to place?

• energy

• matter

• people

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What is the source that causes a wave to start?

• the moon
• vibration
• splash
• motion

Do standing waves carry energy from one area to another?

• Yes

• No

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The moving black dot is called:

• a node
• an anti-node
• an anti-amplitude
• the wangy bit

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Law of reflection state that - The angle of incidence is .................. to the angle of reflection.

• equal
• double
• half

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A student placed a pencil in a cup of water.  The pencil appears broken because light-

• always travels in a straight line
• bends when it passes through water
• makes the water in the glass evaporate
• reflects the pencil on the water's surface

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Sound waves travel through the slowest through which state of matter?

• solid

• liquid

• gas