Wave Quizzizz

A(n) __________ is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter.

• wave

• particle

• atom

• molecule

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Waves transfer energy __________ from the source of the energy.

• away

• towards

• around

• within

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Waves transfer energy without transferring __________.

• matter

• light

• sound

• heat

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Waves transfer energy by pushing and __________ on neighboring particles.

• pulling

• lifting

• twisting

• rotating

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A wave that can travel only through __________ is a mechanical wave.

• a medium

• a vacuum

• outer space

• light

The material in which a mechanical wave travels is called a(n) __________.

• medium

• conductor

• insulator

• vacuum

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A(n) __________ wave is a wave in which the disturbance is moving at right angles, or perpendicular, to the direction the wave travels.

• transverse

• longitudinal

• surface

• mechanical

The __________ points on a transverse wave are crests.

• highest

• lowest

• middle

• starting

The __________ points on a transverse wave are troughs.

• lowest

• highest

• middle

• starting

A longitudinal wave makes particles move __________ to the direction that the wave is traveling.

• parallel

• perpendicular

• diagonal

• random