Waves

How does a longitudinal wave tend to move?

• back and forth

• up and down

• Both answers are correct

What medium do seismic waves travel through?

• The air

• The ground

• Water

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the distance a wave travels in one cycle

• long

• frequency

• wavelength

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Through which of these mediums do sound waves travel most slowly?

• Wood

• Cold Air

• Iron

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_____________is a regular pattern of motion that is caused by a disturbance.

• wave

• ray

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travel in a straight line until they collide with something.

• sound waves

• light rays

• mechanical waves

• electromagnetic waves

A type of wave that vibrates and sends waves of energy through a medium to our ears.

• electromagnetic

• light

• sound

• ocean

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Which color has the shortest wavelength?

• red

• violet

• blue

• green

Which has the longest wavelength?

• red

• violet

• blue

• green

Sound waves are a type of _________________waves.

• mechanical

• electromagnetic

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