Waves-Properties-Interactions

1. What does a wave transfer?

• A. Power

• B. Matter

• C. Energy

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1. Which of the following is a type of mechanical wave?

• A. Light wave

• B. Sound wave

• C. Radio wave

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1. What is the medium through which sound waves travel fastest?

• A. Air

• B. Water

• C. Steel

1. Which property of a wave is measured in Hertz?

• A. Amplitude

• B. Frequency

• C. Wavelength

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4. Which type of wave is a radio wave?

• A. Mechanical

• B. Electromagnetic

• Longitudinal

6. Which type of wave has rarefactions and compressions?

• A. Transverse

• B. Longitudinal

• C. Electromagnetic

7. 7. Which type of wave is produced by movement at cracks in Earth's upper layer?

• A. Seismic

• B. Ultraviolet

• C. Electromagnetic

• D. Radio

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8. What is the name for the lowest point on a transverse wave?

• A. Crest

• B. Trough

• C. Wavelength

• D. Amplitud

9. What is the distance from one compression to the next in a longitudinal wave?

• A. its amplitude

• B. its frequency

• C. its wavelength

• D. Its trough

10. If the amplitude of a wave increases, what also increases?

• A. speed

• B. energy

• C. frequency

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