8th Grade Chapter 4

The high point of a wave is the _____.

• trough

• wavelength

• amplitude

• crest

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_____ is the amount of energy in a wave.

• wavelength

• amplitude

• hertz

• frequency

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_____ waves do not require matter to carry energy.

• transverse

• mechanical

• electromagnetic

• sound

Waves are vibrations, or disturbances, that transfer energy from one place to another in a repeating motion.

• true

• false

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_____ is the distance between two identical points on consecutive waves.

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency

• rest position

The number of waves that pass a given point in a period of one second is _____.

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency

• hertz

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Which color of light has the longest wavelength?

• violet

• red

• blue

• green

Which color of light has the shortest wavelength?

• red

• indigo

• violet

• orange

Sound waves travel at a speed of _____ meters per second.

• 100

• 200

• 340

• 300 million

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Light waves travel at a speed of _____ million meters per second.

• 100

• 200

• 300

• 400

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