Unit 6 Waves Review

A wave is a disturbance that transfers ___________ from one place to another.

• water

• air

• energy

• matter

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What kind of waves vibrate our eardrums?

• Sound Waves

• Light Waves

• Water Waves

• Radio Waves

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What type(s) of waves require a medium like air or water to travel through?

• Mechanical

• Electromagnetic

• both Mechanical and Electromagnetic Waves

• neither Mechanical or Electromagnetic Waves

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What kinds of waves can travel through a vacuum?

• Mechanical Waves

• Electromagnetic Waves

• both Mechanical and Electromagnetic Waves

• neither Mechanical or Electromagnetic Waves

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What types of waves transfer energy?

• Mechanical Waves

• Electromagnetic Waves

• both Mechanical and Electromagnetic Waves

• neither Mechanical or Electromagnetic Waves

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In which of the following waves does the disturbance move in the same direction as the wave?

• Transverse Waves

• Longitudinal Waves

• both Transverse and Longitudinal Waves

• neither Transverse nor Longitudinal Waves

In which of these waves does the disturbance travel perpendicular to the wave?

• Transverse Waves

• Longitudinal Waves

• both Transverse and Longitudinal Waves

• neither Transverse nor Longitudinal Waves

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What do we call the distance between two adjacent crests of a transverse wave?

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Period

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What do we call the highest point of a transverse wave?

• Amplitude

• Period

• Crest

• Trough

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Which color comes between yellow and blue in the spectrum of visible light?

• red

• orange

• green

• violet