6.E.1 Unit Practice Test

What do all waves transmit?

• matter

• water

• sound

• energy

Answer explanation

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what do sound waves, light waves, and water waves all have in common?

• 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

• amplitude

• period

• wavelength

regions in a sound wave where particles are furthest apart are called_____

• compressions

• condensations

• rarefactions

• depressions

in which medium would sound move the fastest?

• vacuum

• air

• water

• steel

What three bones are in the inner ear?

• hammer, wrench, lumbar

• hammer, anvil, stirrup

• pinna, ear canal, hammer

• retina, anvil, pupil

Earthquakes create _____ waves

• transverse

• dangerous

• electromagnetic

• seismic

a light wave is both a(n):

• longitudinal and transverse wave

• transverse and electromagnetic wave

• electromagnetic and stagnant wave

• opaque and transverse wave

Two instruments have the same pitch, but one is louder. What property would increase as the loudness increases?

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

• speed in air

What kind of wave can pass through a vacuum?

• seismic

• water

• electromagnetic

• energy