Waves in Mediums

An example of an electromagnetic wave is....

• Sound

• Water

• Light

• Seismic

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An example of a mechanical wave is.....

• Sound

• Light

• x-ray

• Microwave

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What medium does sound travel through slowest?

• gas
• solid
• liquid
• trees

Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?

• Gas molecules are packed tightly.
• Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
• Solid molecules are packed tightly.
• Gas molecules move slowly.

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Sound travels the FASTEST through _____________, SLOWER through ______________ and SLOWEST through _________________.

• liquids, solids, gases

• solids, gases, liquids

• solids, liquids, gases

• gases, liquids, solids

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Which of the following can sound travel through?

• solid
• liquid
• gas
• all of the above

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What is a medium?

• something between a small and a large?
• the substance through which a wave can travel
• a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still
• the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave

A mechanical wave cannot travel through...

• a vacuum(empty space).
• water.
• air. 
• glass.

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Without matter, sound waves could not travel.

• True
• False

A wave that can travel with or without a medium is called a(n)

• electromagnetic wave

• mechanical wave

• surface wave

• all waves can travel in any way

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