4G-SC-Waves Review

__________ are disturbances that carry energy.

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• waves

• volume

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True or False. Waves only carry energy; they do not carry matter.

• True

• False

Name the two types of waves.

• Longitudinal and Kinetic

• Longitudinal and Transverse

• Kinetic and Intense

• Transverse and Kinetic

__________ is the measure of the amount of energy in a wave. It is how tall a wave is.

• trough

• peak

• wavelength

• amplitude

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True or False. The more energy a wave has, the higher the amplitude.

• True

• False

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A __________ wave is a wave in which the energy travels in the same direction as the wave.

• peak

• longitudinal

• transverse

• amplitude

Which letter shows a lower amplitude?

• Sound A

• Sound B

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The ________ is the part of the wave with the greatest amount of energy.

• trough

• peak

• amplitude

• longitudinal

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In this picture, what is Arrow B pointing to?

• the wavelength

• the peak

• the trough

• the amplitude

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____________ is the distance between two waves.

• longitudinal

• peak

• trough

• wavelength