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Waves - week 1

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  • Q1
    A measure of the energy carried by a wave. The height of the peaks above the resting line in a wave.
    Compression
    Crest
    Frequency
    Amplitude
    30s
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  • Q2
    A wave in which the waves medium is compressed in the same direction as the movement as the wave. Synonym = longitudinal
    Mechanical
    Transverse
    Compressional
    Electromagnetic
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  • Q3
    The high point of a wave
    Amplitude
    Crest
    Midline
    Trough
    30s
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  • Q4
    Waves created by vibrating electric charges, can travel through a vacuum or through matter, and have a wide varieties of frequencies and wavelengths.
    Longitudinal Wave
    Electromagnetic Wave
    Mechanical Wave
    Transverse Wave
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  • Q5
    The ability to do work
    Force
    Energy
    Electricity
    Frequency
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  • Q6
    The number of wavelengths that pass a fixed point each second; is expressed in Hertz (Hz)
    Compression
    Speed
    Frequency
    Amplitude
    30s
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  • Q7
    A type of energy that is also referred to as electromagnetic radiation
    Wave
    Light
    Medium
    Sound
    30s
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  • Q8
    A wave that requires a medium to transfer energy
    Electric Wave
    Mechanical wave
    Electromagnetic Wave
    Standing Wave
    30s
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  • Q9
    A solid, liquid, or gas
    Energy
    Rarefaction
    Wave
    Medium
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  • Q10
    The least dense regions of a longitudinal/compressional wave
    Trough
    Compression
    Crest
    Rarefaction
    30s
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  • Q11
    A wave pattern that forms when waves of equal wavelength and amplitude but traveling in opposite directions.
    transverse wave
    mechanical wave
    rarefaction wave
    Standing wave
    30s
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  • Q12
    A wave that travels through a medium causing it to vibrate and produce audible noise
    Laser
    Light
    Sound
    Bass
    30s
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  • Q13
    The low point of a wave
    Rarefaction
    Crest
    Trough
    Amplitude
    30s
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  • Q14
    A repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter or space
    Energy
    Wave
    Medium
    Force
    30s
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  • Q15
    The distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it.
    Frequency
    Amplitude
    Wavelength
    Crest
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