Speed of Waves

Sound waves travel the fastest in

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• vacuum of empty space

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Light waves travel the fastest in

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• vacuum of empty space

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If a sound waves moves from a gas to a liquid, the sound wave will

• speed up

• slow down

• not change speed

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If a light waves moves from a gas to a liquid, the light wave will

• speed up

• slow down

• not change speed

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How fast the wave is moving through a medium (a)  

• wave speed

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency

If the sun's light travels from the atmosphere into the ocean, the speed of the sun's light wave will

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

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If we shine a very bright light straight into the sky, as the light leaves Earth's atmosphere into outer space, the light wave will

• speed up

• slow down

• not change speed

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Light waves travel the slowest in

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• vacuum of empty space

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If a sound waves moves from a solid to a liquid, the sound wave will

• speed up

• slow down

• not change speed

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If a light waves moves from a solid to a liquid, the light wave will

• speed up

• slow down

• not change speed

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