Unit 8 Waves Study Guide - Part One

A wave moves energy in the same direction that it _________

• propagates

• stops

• refracts

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A wave transfers energy but does/does not transfer matter.

• does

• does not

The substance through which a wave moves is known as the ________.

• medium

• energy

• frequency

In a ____________________ wave, the coils move parallel to the direction that the wave travels.

• longitudinal
• mechanical

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Scarlett is observing a slinky stretched out on the floor. She notices that in some areas, the coils are spread out. These areas are called ________________

• close; compression

• separation

• rarefaction

An area where the coils are close together is called a ______________.

• compression

• separation

• rarefaction

When Charlie shakes one end of a slinky up and down, the coils of the slinky move perpendicularly to the direction that the wave travels. This is an example of a _________________ wave.

• transverse

• longitudinal

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The ________________ point of the wave is called a crest.

• lowest

• highest

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The lowest point of the wave is called a ___________

• crest

• trough

The upper wave has more/less energy than the bottom wave, because the amplitude/wavelength/frequency of the upper wave is greater than that of the bottom wave.

• more; wavelength
• more; amplitude
• less; amplitude
• less; wavelength

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