Amplify Vocabulary for Waves, Energy and Information

Why would a wave change direction?

• Because it went from a medium to empty space
• Because it went from one medium to another
• the amplitude
• the amplitude of the wave

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What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

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What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength

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The highest point on a wave is:

• the crest
• the trough
• the top
• the coast 

The lowest point on a wave is the:

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Trough
• Wavelength

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

• frequency
• period
• longitudinal 
• transverse wave 

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The type of waves that require medium to pass:

• Mechanical Waves
• Electromagnetic Waves

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Which of the following can sound travel through?

• solid
• liquid
• gas
• all of the above

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