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Review for wave test

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Playing a guitar, dropping a brick in water, and playing drums all make   vibrations  
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The part of the ear that sends signals to the brain is the   cochlea  
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Earthquakes create ______________ waves   seismic  
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All waves transmit   energy  
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A light wave is both a   transverse and longitudinal wave  
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The distance between 2 crests or 2 troughs is a   wavelength  
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3 bones in the middle ear are:   hammer, stirrup, and anvil  
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A substance through which sound travels is a   medium  
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Number of waves produced in a given amount of time is the   frequency  
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Needs a medium to travel through   mechanical wave  
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The Doppler effect is:   The change in pitch (frequency) as a sound gets closer to you.  
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A sound wave is a _______________________ wave   longitudinal  
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The slower something vibrates the ___________ the pitch   lower  
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An apple is red because   the apple reflects red light  
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Sound travels fastest in   solids  
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Decibels are used to measure   loudness  
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What are 2 parts of the outer ear?   pinna and ear canal  
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_______________ waves can pass through a vacuum   electromagnetic  
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A tone with lower pitch also has lower   frequency  
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Light is bent as it passes from the air into the water of a fish bowl. This is called   refraction  
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Transverse waves have   crests and troughs  
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Longitudinal waves have   compression and rarefactions  
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The part on the electromagnetic spectrum that human eyes can see is called   visible light  
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Different wavelengths are seen in different   colors  
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Regions is a sound wave where particles are farthest apart are called   rarefactions  
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