Waves & Electromagnetic Spectrum Review

_____ waves NEED a medium to travel.

• Seismic

• Light

• Mechanical

The distance in between two waves.

• wave speed

• frequency

• wavelength

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Frequency is always measured in _________

• kilometers

• Hertz

• centimeters

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the number of waves that pass a certain point.

• wave speed

• frequency

This is a high frequency wave. Which part of the wave is "B"

• crest/peak

• wavelength

• trough

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Look at this wave. "A" is which part of a wave?

• Crest/Peak

• Wave Speed

• Resting Point

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Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to  _________________.

• vibrate
• expand
• move
• compress

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The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.

• rarefaction
• compression
• crest
• trough

A part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart

• compression
• rarefaction
• crest
• trough

When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?

• Frequency 
• Amplitude 
• Wavelength 
• Crest

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