LIGHT & SOUND

You can tell a lot about a wave by looking at its parts.

The amplitude of a wave is the amount of energy carried by a wave. In a transverse wave, the amplitude is the height of the wave.

Wavelength is the distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it. In a transverse wave, the wavelength is the distance from crest to crest or trough to trough.

Frequency is the number of waves that pass a given point in one second.

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Which wave has a more amplitude?

• A

• B

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The _______________ of a wave is the amount of energy carried by a wave. In a transverse wave, the this is the height of the wave (or the distance between the baseline and the crest or trough).

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency

• baseline

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What is light?

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What is sound?

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Energy that you can hear? 

• Sound
• Light 
• Heat 
• pitch

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light is a type of

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Energy that you can hear? 

• Sound
• Light 
• Heat 
• pitch

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light is a type of

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How do electromagnetic and mechanical waves compare?

• Electromagnetic waves can travel through empty space, while mechanical waves can only move through mediums like air, water and solid materials

• Mechanical waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can only travel through a gas.

• Mechanical waves can only travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum.

• Mechanical waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can only travel through a solid.