Practice Sound Waves

The lowest point of a wave

• amplitude

• Trough

• latitude

• sound

The highest point of a wave

• Crest

• trough

• amplitude

• wavelength

The height of a wave

• trough

• wavelength

• wave

• amplitude

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To change place or position

• moving

• wavelength

• disturb

• sound

The measurement from the top of one crest to the top of the next crest, or trough to trough

• wavelength

• amplitude

• sound waves

• cresting

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A material that waves and energy pass through

• fabric

• large

• medium

• trough

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Repeated patterns of motion

• amplittude

• waves

• hoodoo

• latitude

Armando used yarn to create waves on sheets of graph paper. He recorded his wave data in the table. Which heading in the table describes wavelength?

• wave

• number of crests

• distance between crests

• height of crests

Which of these waves would transfer the most energy?

• low crest

• high trough

• low amplitude

• high amplitude

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Which wave is carrying more energy and why?

• 2 - highest amplitude

• 1 - low frequency

• 3 - high frequency

• 3 - shortest amplitude

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