Light and Sound Wave Extra Credit

Which diagram shows the wavelength of a wave?

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What does a wave carry from place to place?

• energy

• matter

• people

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What type of wave is this?

• Longitudinal

• Transverse

• Electromagnetic

• x ray

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If the wavelength of a wave increased, what would happen to the frequency?

• decrease

• increase

• stay the same

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You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

• medium

• light

• energy

• heat

Sound can travel through empty space.

• True

• False

Light can travel through empty space.

• True

• False

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Which letter represents wavelength?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which medium do sound waves move the slowest through?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

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You will see a flash of lightening before you hear the thunder that goes with it because

• the eye is quicker than the ear

• sound travels faster through the atmosphere than light

• thunder occurs much later than lightening

• light travels faster through the atmosphere than sound

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