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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Waves move ___ through vibrationsEnergyMatterMassWeight
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Longitudinal waves are ______.ParallelPerpendicularCrazy
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Transverse waves are ___.ParallelPerpendicularWeird
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The highest point on a wave is:
the crest
the trough
the top
the coast
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What kind of wave is pictured below?compressional wavetransverse wavesound wavemechanical wave
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You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no
medium
light
energy
heat
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All waves carry ________ as they travel from one place to another.
matter
space
energy
water
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which part of the wave is shown at letter E?troughcrestresting pointamplitude
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Any material that a wave travels through is called a ____________________.vibrationcompressionmediumcrest
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.In longitudinal waves, the parts where the coils are spread apart are called what?rarefactionscompressionsmechanicalslongitudes
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.In what type of wave does the medium move perpendicular to the movement of the wave?TransverseLongitudinalElectromagneticRadio
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.In a longitudinal wave, the parts where the coils are close together are called what?longitudesrarefactionscompressionscontractions
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which travels faster, light or sound?lightsound
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What type of wave move a slinky back and forth?longitudinaltransverse
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which type of wave does sound travel in?TransverseLongitudinal
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which answer best explains what causes a wave?ShakingPotential energyLightVibrations
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What kind of wave is pictured?TransverseLongitudinalsurfacenone of the above
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What does a wave carry from place to place?
energy
matter
people
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A wave that can travel through matter and empty space is a:
electromagnetic wave
longitudinal wavy
transverse wave
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Which are properties of a mechanical wave?
can be longitudinal or transverse
can move through space
must have matter to move
carries energy