Waves Intro

What do all waves transmit?

• matter

• energy

• water

• sound

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What do playing a guitar, banging a drum, and dropping a pebble in the pond have in common?

• they all produce light

• they all convert heat to energy

• they all cause vibrations

• they all need gravity to move

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Sound waves, water waves, and light waves are all alike in that they all...

• move energy from one place to another

• move at the same speed

• move without vibrating

• move the fastest in water

What is the distance between two consecutive points in phase on a wave called?

• frequency

• period

• amplitude

• wavelength

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Regions in a sound wave where particles are farthest apart are called .

• compressions

• condensations

• depressions

• rarefactions

In which medium would sound move the fastest?

• vacuum

• air

• water

• steel

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What three bones are in the middle ear?

• hammer, wrench, lumbar

• pinna, ear canal, hammer

• retina, anvil, pinna

• hammer, anvil, stirrup

Earthquakes create ____ waves.

• transverse

• dangerous

• electromagnetic

• seismic

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A wave that needs a medium to travel is called a ____ wave.

• electromagnetic

• mechanical

• transverse

• longitudinal

The number of waves produced in a given amount of time is the wave's ____.

• amplitude

• wave speed

• wavelength

• frequency