Which waves can carry matter?

• None, waves carry energy

• Mechanical waves

• Transverse waves

All waves need a medium to travel

• True

• Not all, electromagnetic waves can travel in a vacuum

• Not all, mechanical waves can travel in a vacuum

Frequency is...

• wave height

• the distance between two waves

• the number of waves

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What is the difference between a longitudinal wave and a transverse wave?

• the direction in which the vibration occurs

• the frequency of the wave

• the size of the wave

Sound waves travel at the same speed through solids, liquids, and gases.

• True

• False, they travel faster through solids

• False, they travel faster through liquids

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What is a wave?

• a disturbance that transmits energy from place to another

• something that moves matter

• the intensity at which energy moves

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The crest of a wave is...

• the highest point of a wave

• the distance between two waves

• the frequency of a wave

Match the following

• Door

• Transparent

• Window

• Translucent

• Frosted glass

• Opaque

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Light waves can travel through a vacuum

• True

• False

• Sometimes

What color is formed when all the colors of light are combined?

• Black

• White

• Red