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crest to crest or trough to trough

• crest
• trough
• amplitude
• wavelength

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regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space

• crest
• energy
• wave
• trough

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Which wave has a greater frequency?

• A
• B

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If a wave has 12 waves come past in 3 seconds, what is the waves frequency?

• 3 Hz

• 12 Hz

• 15 Hz

• 9 Hz

• 4 Hz

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Which wave in the diagram has the longest wavelength?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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If a wave has a greater frequency, what happens to the wavelength?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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Look at the picture. Who is experiencing a higher pitched sound?

• Observer A

• Observer B

• There's no difference

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The s-waves of an earthquake arrived 00:07:20 after the p-waves. How far away was the earthquakes epicenter?

• 2000 km

• 5600 km

• 4200 km

• 1400 km

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If it takes a P-wave five minutes to travel from the epicenter of an earthquake to a seismic station, approximately how long will it take an S-wave to travel that same distance? 

• 15 minutes

• 12 minutes

• 9 minutes

• 4 minutes

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Short sound waves are...

• high pitched
• low pitched
• medium pitched

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