Waves, Sound, Electromagnetic Spectrum
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| What is the highest point of a transverse wave called? | Crest
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| What is the lowest point of a transverse wave called? | Trough
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| The distance from one crest to another crest is called? | Wavelength
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| The height of a wave from its mid point to crest is called? | Amplitude
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| A wave that moves up and down through a medium is called? | Transverse wave
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| A wave the moves back and forth in a medium is called? | Compressional Wave
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| The number of crest that pass a given point is called? | Frequency
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| The electromagnetic wave with the lowest energy is called? | Radio Waves
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| The electromagnetic wave with the highest energy is called? | Gamma Rays
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| An area where particles are pushed together is called? | Compression
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| An area where particles are pushed apart is called? | Rarefaction
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| What kind of energy from the Sun can cause sunburn? | Ultraviolet Rays
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| 1Which is the best description of how sound waves travel? | Back and Forth from the source
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| Which measure identifies the pitch of a sound? | Frequency
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| An echo is heard when sound waves are | bounced off of a hard object
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| Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum has waves of the shortest wavelength? | Gamma Rays
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| A device that is magnetized by current electricity is a(n) | Electromagnet
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| Which is the weakest type of electromagnetic waves? | Radio Waves
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| Much of the Sun’s ultraviolet rays are blocked from reaching Earth by the | Ozone Layer
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| When sound travels across a metal fence will the fence absorb, transmit, or reflect the sound | Transmit
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| What types of objects cause sound to absorb? | Soft Objects
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| What types of objects cause sound to reflect? | hard Objects
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