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  • Q1
    1. Electromagnetic Waves need a medium to travel through.
    False
    True
    30s
  • Q2
    2. Wavelength is inversely proportional to frequency. This means that when wavelength increases (goes from Wave A to Wave B), frequency will:
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    stop
    increase
    stay the same
    decrease
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  • Q3
    4. What characteristic of sound waves, earthquake waves, and ocean waves makes them mechanical waves?
    They all travel through matter (a medium)
    They all have the same wavelength
    They are all electromagnetic
    They are all loud
    30s
  • Q4
    5. Which type of wave can travel through space?
    Surface Waves
    Electromagnetic waves
    Mechanical Waves
    Sound
    30s
  • Q5
    6. This is a transverse wave. True or False?
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    False
    True
    30s
  • Q6
    7. Which of the following examples is an example of a Mechanical transverse wave?
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  • Q7
    8. Which of the following is an example of a longitudinal wave?
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  • Q8
    9. Which of the following is an example of an electromagnetic wave?
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  • Q9
    10. Transverse and longitudinal waves can all be __________ waves because they __________.
    mechanical; require a medium to travel through
    electromagnetic; require a medium to travel through
    mechanical; can travel through vacuums
    electromagnetic; can travel through vacuums
    30s
  • Q10
    11. The part of the longitudinal wave where the particles are farthest apart is called the what?
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    Rarefaction
    Frequency
    Amplitude
    Compression
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  • Q11
    12. Mechanical waves
    All of the above
    Can be longitudinal or transverse
    Must move through a medium
    Are caused by a disturbance in matter
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  • Q12
    13. A seismic (earthquake) wave is an mechanical wave that travels through the medium of rock.
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    True
    False
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  • Q13
    15. What characteristic of sound waves, earthquake waves, and ocean waves makes them mechanical waves?
    They all have the same wavelength
    They are all loud
    They are all waves
    They all travel through matter
    30s
  • Q14
    16. The image below shows which property of visible light?
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    transmission
    absorption
    refraction
    reflection
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  • Q15
    17. When you can hear sound waves through the ceiling or wall, what is happening to the sound waves?
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    reflection
    transmission
    absorption
    refraction
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