Properties of Waves

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

• Water

• Air

• Matter

• Energy

• Electrons

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What kind of waves require some sort of medium to travel through?

• Mechanical waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• All of the above

• None of the above

What kind of waves can travel through a vacuum?

• Mechanical waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• All of the above

• None of the above

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What kind of waves transfer energy?

• Mechanical waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• All of the above

• None of the above

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Sound is an example of what type of wave?

• Mechanical waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• All of the above

• None of the above

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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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