Introduction to Waves

What type of waves travel ONLY through matter?

• mechanical

• electromagnetic

• electrical

• mechanics

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What type of waves can travel through matter and a vacuum?

• mechanical

• electromagnetic

• electrical

• mechanics

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What are the two ways waves look like?

• transverse waves

• longitudinal waves

• transparent waves

• latitudinal waves

Waves travel...

• toward the source

• away from the source

• toward and away from the source

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What types of energy travel on electromagnetic waves?

• Light

• Heat

• Sound

What types of energy travel on mechanical waves?

• Light

• Heat

• Sound

What is the distance a wave travels in a given amount of time?

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• frequency

• wave speed

Waves speed is usually measured...

• per hour

• per minute

• per day

• per second

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

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

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Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Wavelength

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