Wave Unit Test Study Guide

What do waves transfer?

• Matter

• Energy

• Energy and Matter

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A wave that can only travel through matter is a _________

• Mechanical Wave

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Telepathic Wave

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A wave that can travel through empty space (vacuum) and through matter is a _______________

• Mechanical Wave

• Electromagnetic wave

• Telepathic Wave

A mechanical wave needs a _________ to travel

• stuff

• element

• medium

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When the amplitude of the wave increases the energy of the wave _______________

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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When the amplitude of a wave decreases the energy of the wave __________

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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The __________ the wavelength, the higher the frequency.

• shorter

• longer

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The __________ the wavelength, the shorter the frequency.

• shorter

• longer

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What type of wave is this?

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

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What type of wave is this?

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

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