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1. A wave is a disturbance that carries through matter or empty space. A. matter B. particles C. energy D. a medium E. water 2. Electromagnetic waves . A. are transverse waves B. require a medium C. are mechanical waves D. are longitudinal waves E. are tortional 3. Waves that require or travel through a medium are called . A. longitudinal waves B. transverse waves C. mechanical waves D. tortional waves E. all of the above 4. For which type of waves do particles in the medium vibrate perpendicular to the direction in which the wave is traveling? A. transverse waves B. longitudinal waves C. P waves D. all of the above E. None of the above

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1. A wave is a disturbance that carries through matter or empty space.A. matterB. particlesC. energyD. a mediumE. water

2. Electromagnetic waves .A. are transverse wavesB. require a mediumC. are mechanical wavesD. are longitudinal wavesE. are tortional

3. Waves that require or travel through a medium are called .A. longitudinal wavesB. transverse wavesC. mechanical wavesD. tortional wavesE. all of the above

4. For which type of waves do particles in the medium vibrate perpendicular to the direction in which the wave is traveling?A. transverse wavesB. longitudinal wavesC. P wavesD. all of the aboveE. None of the above

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ReviewReviewMechanical wavesElectromagnetic wavesTransverse wavesLongitudinal wavesCharacteristics of waves

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SoundSound Is a longitudinal waveNeeds a medium to travel through

The source of a sound wave vibrates rapidly

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SoundSound This causes

pressure vibrations

Which causes air molecules to vibrate

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SoundSoundAir molecules bunch together in some places

CompressionsSpread out at other places

Rarefactions

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PitchPitch

How high or how low a sound is

Not how loud Depends on the frequency Faster the frequency, the higher the pitch

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PitchPitch Low pitch High pitch

Same amplitude, different

frequency

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LoudnessLoudness Depends on the amplitude

Higher amplitude, louder sound

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LoudnessLoudness

Quiet

Loud

Same frequency, different

amplitude

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EchoEcho Sound waves that bounce off a surface

Sound will reflect off hard surfaces

They will be absorbed by soft surfaces

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ResonanceResonance

When two objects naturally vibrate at the same frequency