Waves

What is transferred from place to place by waves?

• matter

• energy

• particles

• light

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What does the arrow in the picture represent?

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency

• trough

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What does the arrow in the picture represent?

• wavelength

• echolocation

• amplitude

• peak

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If the amplitude increases, the energy of the wave:

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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The highest point of a wave is called what?

• trough

• wavelength

• peak

• amplitude

Waves that require a medium to travel are:

• mechanical waves

• radio waves

• electromagnetic waves

• light waves

What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?

• it makes the sound louder

• it makes the sound travel faster

• it makes the sound softer

• it changes the pitch or note of the sound

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What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave

• transverse wave

• longitudinal wave

• mechanical wave

Which wave is pictured?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Electromagnetic

• Light

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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