03 Vocab Quiz: Energy as a Wave

Match the following words with the correct definition and picture

• Frequency

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• Longitudinal

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• Particles

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• Hertz

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• Compression

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Match the following terms with the correct definitions and pictures

• Trough

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• Peak or crest

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• Medium

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• Rarefaction

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• Amplitude

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Energy moves in ________

• straight lines

• triangles

• waves

• rarefaction

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The measurement that the red lines are marking are called...

• troughs

• wavelengths

• mediums

• particles

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This type of wave is called a...

• rarefaction

• compression

• longitudinal wave

• transverse wave

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This kind of wave is called a

• rarefaction

• compression

• longitudinal wave

• transverse wave

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When electrical energy moves through copper wires, that copper metal is the _____ that the energy is moving through.

• medium

• amplitude

• compression

• wave

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The air, water, or small pieces of matter that move when waves energy move through them are called _________.

• particles

• transverse

• compression

• amplitude

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The red and yellow wave on the top peaks and crests less often than the blue wave on the bottom. This means it has a _____ _____.

• lower frequency

• higher frequency

• lower amplitude

• shorter wavelength

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This Tesla coil (on the left) is producing electricity that is shooting out. The man is wearing a metal glove to protect himself from the electrical shock. Electricity is a form of energy.

Include at 3 or more of the following vocabulary terms to accurately describe what is being shown in the picture. Write in complete sentences:

wave, wavelength, medium, transverse, peak, trough, amplitude, frequency, particle

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