A _____ is a disturbance in a medium that transfers energy from place to place.

• sound

• light

• wave

• equilibrium

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A _____ is a substance- solid, liquid, or gas- through which something can travel.

• electromagnetic wave

• medium

• volume

• translucent

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Waves transfer _____.

• energy

• matter

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______ waves are waves that require a material medium to travel.

• Mechanical

• Electromagnetic

______ waves do not need a material medium to travel and can travel through a vacuum (empty space).

• Mechanical

• Electromagnetic

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The highest point on a wave is called the _____.

• amplitude

• crest

• equilibrium

• trough

• wavelength

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The lowest point on a wave is called the _____.

• amplitude

• crest

• equilibrium

• trough

• wavelength

The _____ is the resting point of the wave.

• amplitude

• crest

• equilibrium

• trough

• wavelength

The measure from a point on one wave to the corresponding point on the next wave is called the _____.

• amplitude

• crest

• equilibrium

• trough

• wavelength

The distance a wave rises or falls from its equilibrium is called its _____.

• amplitude

• crest

• equilibrium

• trough

• wavelength

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