8th Grade Science Unit 2 Waves

A wave is any disturbance that transmits ___________through matter or empty space.

• frequency

• particles

• energy

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Waves do NOT transport matter. Is this statement True or False?

• True

• False

The matter that waves can travel through is called a __________.

• wavelength

• medium

• frequency

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This illustration shows three different waves traveling through the same medium. 

• The waves travel at different speeds.
  
• The waves have different wavelengths.
  
• The waves carry different amounts of energy.
  
• The waves are a different distance from the source.
  

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What is Part A (the close together parts) called in this picture?

• Compression

• Amplituide

• Rarefaction

• Wavelength

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What are the spaced out sections of this wave called?

• Reflections
• Rarefactions
• Compressions
• Wavelengths

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The distance labeled c is...

• the period

• the wavelength

• the amplitude

• the frequency

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What type of waves must travel through a medium?

• transverse

• longitudinal

• mechanical

What type of wave has particles (vibrations) that move at right angles (perpendicular) to the relative direction of the wave (energy).

• transverse

• longitudinal

• sound

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Carries energy from one place to another

• Waves
• Amplitude
• Frequency
• Crest

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