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Which wave can travel through solids, liquids, and gases?

• P
• S
• Surface
• Seismic

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regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space

• crest
• energy
• wave
• trough

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

• Amplitude
• Wavelength
• Frequency
• Crest

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Sound is a form of 

• machine
• light
• energy
• frequency

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Which type of wave arrives first during an earthquake?

• Primary (p-wave) waves
• Secondary (s-wave) waves
• Rayleigh Waves
• Love Waves

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The number of times a wave cycle repeats each second is known and the _____ of the wave.

• period

• frequency

• length

• crest

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P waves are

• compression waves

• transverse waves

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An Earthquake happens on the North pole. Will people on the South pole be able to measure s waves?

• yes

• no

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What is measured from crest to crest or trough to trough?

• mediums

• resting position

• wavelength

• origin

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One hertz is equal to:

• 1 cycle or wave per second

• the distance from crest to crest or trough to trough

• the distance from one rarefaction to the next rarefaction.

• the maximum displacement of the wave

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