Question 1

waves that require a medium to travel through.

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mechanical waves

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electromagnetic waves

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microwaves

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ultraviolet waves

Question 2

Two types of mechanical waves are

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transverse and longitudinal

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surface waves and electromagnetic waves

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transverse and electromagnetic

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longitudinal and electromagnetic

Question 3

waves that move up and down (energy goes side to side, wave moves perpendicular to energy)

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Transverse Waves

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Longitudinal Waves

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Surface Waves

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Electromagnetic Waves

Question 4

Energy moves back and forth and so does the wave (parallel)

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Longitudinal Waves

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Electromagnetic Waves

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Transverse waves

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Surface Waves

Question 5

What is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to the next?

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waves

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work

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power

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fire

Question 6

What is the material through which waves travel?

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Medium

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Energy

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Air

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Space

Question 7

What type of wave requires a medium to travel through?

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Mechanical Waves

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Surface Waves

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Electromagnetic Waves

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Medium Waves

Question 8

Waves that do not require a medium to travel through

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Electromagnetic Waves

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Mechanical Waves

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Surface Waves

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Medium Waves

Question 9

The distance the waves moves from its resting position

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Amplitude

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Wave Length

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Trough

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Crest

Question 10

The distance from one crest to the next on a wave (or the distance from two similar parts of a wave)

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Wavelength

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Crest

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Trough

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Amplitude

Question 11

How many waves can pass a given point in a certain amount of time

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Frequency

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Speed

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Power

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Wavelength

Question 12

The highest point on a wave is called

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Crest

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Trough

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High Point

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Wavelength

Question 13

The lowest point on a wave is called

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Trough

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Crest

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Lowest Point

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Wavelength

Question 14

The unit used to measure loudness

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Decibels

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Meters

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Hertz

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Volume

Question 15

The unit used to measure frequency

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Hertz

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Celcius

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Decibels

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Frequency

Question 16

What do waves move from place to place?

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Energy

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Power

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Gas

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Liquid

Question 17

What type of waves are sound waves?

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Longitudinal

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Electromagnetic

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Surface

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Transverse

Question 18

What is how high or low you think a sound is?

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Pitch

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Loudness

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Frequency

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Volume

Question 19

What type of waves are radio waves?

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Elecrromagnetic Waves

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Radiomagnetic Waves

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Surface Waves

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Mechanical Waves

Question 20

What happens to the pitch when you increase the frequency of a wave?

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Goes higher

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Goes lower

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Stays the same

Question 21

What happens to the wavelength when you decrease the frequency?

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Gets longer

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Stays the same

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Gets shorter

Question 22

When you increase the amplitude, what happens to the sound?

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Gets louder

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Gets softer

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Stays the same

Question 23

What do the green arrows represent?

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Amplitude

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Trough

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Wavelength

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Crest

Question 24

What is "C"?

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Wavelength

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Amplitude

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Crest

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Trough

Question 25

What is "B"?

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Trough

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Wavelength

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Amplitude

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Crest

Question 26

Which wave has the greatest frequency?

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blue

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green

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all the same frequency

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red

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