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CB Flashcard Game
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the "stuff" a wave moves through called? | The Medium |
| What is it called when a wave hits a wall and bounces? | Reflection |
| What is it called when a wave bends as it enters water? | Refraction |
| What is it called when a wave squeezes through a gap? | Diffraction |
| What is it called when a wave disappears into a sponge? | Absorption |
| Why does sound travel fastest in Solids? | The atoms are closest together |
| Why does sound travel slowest in Gases? | The atoms are far apart |
| Where is the only place sound cannot travel? | Outer Space (no medium) |
| Where does light travel at its fastest speed? | A Vacuum (empty space) |
| What is it called when a wave passes right through? | Transmission |
| Electromagnetic waves are also known as what? | Transverse waves |
| The two types of mechanical waves are? | Transverse and Longitudinal |