Waves Middle School

which statement about electromagnetic waves are true?

• they move slowly

• they carry matter from one place to another

• they need a medium to travel through

• they can travel through a vacuum

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A guitar produces sound waves when a string is plucked and it vibrates. The measure of the number of the strings vibration in 1 second is called___?

• speed

• frequency

• amplitude

• wavelength

an ____ is an example of sound wave reflection

• echo

• telephone call

• facetime call

• rainbow

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in which medium would an electromagnetic wave travel the fastest?

• air

• granite

• vacuum

• water

which will NOT occur when a light ray interacts with a smooth pane of glass?

• absorption

• diffraction

• reflection

• transmission

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what is transferred by a radio wave?

• air

• matter

• energy

• space

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in a longitudinal wave, where are the particles most spread out?

• compression

• crest

• rarefaction

• trough

what would produce a mechanical wave?

• burning a candle

• hitting a wall with a hammer

• turning on a flashlight

• tying a rope to a doorknob

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what is an electromagnetic wave?

• a flag waving in the wind

• a vibrating guitar string

• the changes in the air that result from blowing a horn

• the waves that heat a cup of water in a microwave

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if the energy carried by a wave increases, which other wave property also increases?

• amplitude

• medium

• wavelength

• wave speed

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