Waves

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

• frequency

• period

• longitudinal 

• transverse wave 

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Material (matter) through which a wave travels

• medium

• Doppler Effect

• sound

• pitch

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All waves carry

• energy

• light 

• matter

• particles

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What kind of wave is this?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

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What is the amplitude of a wave related to?

• velocity

• speed

• mass

• height

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How do sound waves travel in different mediums

• sound waves travel the same all the time

• sound waves travel fastest in solids and slowest in gases

• sound waves travel fastest in gases and slowest in liquids

• sound waves do not need a medium to travel

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What is the term used to describe the maximum distance that a sound wave displaces air molecules from their original undisturbed position?

• Amplitude

• Speed

• Frequency

• Wavelength

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What do radio waves, microwaves, X-rays, and gamma rays all have in common?

• They all have the same wavelength.

• They are electromagnetic waves.

• They are detected in the same way.

• They store the same amount of energy.

Point A represents what?

• Trough

• Midpoint

• Crest

• node

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What is frequency?

• the number of vibrations per second

• how high or low a sound is

• the loudness or softness of a sound

• the back and forth movement of matter

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