CAST Review

Magnetic poles that are unlike ________and magnetic poles that are alike ___________.

• run; stay
• attract; repel
• stay; repel
• repel; attract

What is a magnetic field?

• purple lines with arrows
• area of magnetic force around a magnet
• it's like a really big football field
• area of a magnet around a magnetic force

What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time?

• frequency
• wavelength
• midpoint
• crest and trough

Amplitude reflects the amount of ____________________ in a wave.

• energy
• compression
• rarefaction
• speed

A _____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.

• amplitude
• wavelength
• frequency
• compression

The Earth's tilt is the reason for the seasons.

• True

• False

For a solar eclipse to occur, what has to happen?

• The sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.
• The moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.

The first characteristic of a living thing is that, they are made up of cells.

• True

• False

Traits are passed down from....

• parent to cousin

• parent to offspring

• aunt to daughter

• brother to sister

A substance (like solid, liquid or gas) that the energy of a wave can travel through

• amplitude

• compression

• medium

• frequency