Waves: Vocabulary

A __________________________________ is a disturbance that propagates through a material medium.

• transverse wave

• mechanical wave

• electromagnetic wave

• longitudinal wave

A _________ is a sensation generated in the ear due to a vibration.

• sound

• wave

• light

• refraction

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A space through which waves travel is called a ______________.

• wave

• light

• vibration

• medium

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An ___________________________________ is a disturbance that propagates through a vacuum, such as visible light and x-rays.

• transverse wave

• mechanical wave

• electromagnetic wave

• longitudinal wave

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______________ is a form of energy that allows us to see things.

• wave

• transverse wave

• light

• medium

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A ____________________________________ is a wave whose vibrations occur in the same direction as its displacement, such as seismic waves.

• transverse wave

• mechanical wave

• electromagnetic wave

• longitudinal wave

_____________________ is the change of direction of a wave when moving from one medium to another.

• refraction

• vibration

• light

• sound

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A ___________ is a regular pattern of motion that is caused by a disturbance.

• vibration

• sound

• wave

• light

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A ____________________________________ is a mechanical wave propagating sound through a medium.

• transverse wave

• mechanical wave

• electromagnetic wave

• longitudinal wave

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A wave’s movement is called a ______________________,

• sound

• wave

• refraction

• vibration

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