Waves - Underwood

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1.) A ____ is a disturbance in a medium that transfers energy from place to place.

• sound
• light
• energy
• wave

2.) Waves transfer _____.

• matter
• medium
• energy
• light

3.) True or False: Waves are all around us every day.

• true
• false

4.) What are 2 types of waves that we experience every day?

• sound and medium
• light and medium
• sound and light
• medium and mechanical

5.) _____ is a type of wave that moves through matter and then vibrates our eardrums so we can hear.

• sound
• light
• medium
• seismic

6.) A ___ wave is a form of moving energy which is made up of photons.

• sound
• light
• medium
• seismic

7.) A _____ is a substance---solid, liquid, or gas---through which something can travel.

• sound
• light
• medium
• seismic

8.) Waves can be categorized as which two types?

• mechanical and medium
• electromagnetic and mechanical
• electromagnetic and medium
• medium and light