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2. Category 1 -100 A _________ waves requires a medium to travel through.
Electromagnetic
Mechanical
Transverse
B. mechanical

3. Category
What is the highest part of a transverse wave.
Crest

4. Category
The distance between two identical points on a wave is called what?
wavelength

5. Category 1 -400 A sound wave is an example of what type of wave?
Compressional wave

6. Category
True/false: Some mechanical waves do not require a medium to travel through.
False. Mechanical waves require a medium.

7. Category
A disturbance of energy or matter is called a ___________.
Wave

8. Category
The matter through which a wave travels.
A medium

9. Category
A wave that causes molecules to move in a perpendicular to the direction of the wave
Transverse Waves

10. Category 2 -400 What part of the wave is the arrow pointing to?
A rarefaction

11. Category
True/false: As the frequency of a wave increases, the period of a wave increases.
False. As the frequency of a wave increases, the period decreases.

12. Category
The lowest point of a transverse wave is called a __________.
A trough.

13. Category
________ is the number of wavelengths that pass a certain point in a certain amount of time.
Frequency

14. Category
The ________________ spectrum includes radio waves, visible light, and Ultraviolet radiation.
Electromagnetic

15. Category
What is the speed of a sound wave that has a wavelength of 2.0 meters and a frequency of 175 Hz?
350 m/s

16. Category
The phenomenon that causes the pitch of a moving object to change.
The Doppler Affect?

17. Category 4 -100 The bouncing back of waves as they hit a surface.
Reflection

18. Category 4 -200 The bending of waves as they change mediums.
Refraction

19. Category 4 -300 The bending of waves around a corner or opening.
Diffraction

20. Category
Two waves in the same place at the same time that result in a wave larger than the first two.
constructive interference

21. Category
Which color has the highest frequency? Which wave has the longest wavelength?
Violet, radio

22. FINAL JEOPARDY Which compressional wave has the highest amplitude?
Coils in compressions and rarefactions are close together
Coils in compressions are close together, rarefactions are farther apart
Coils in compressions are farther apart and closer together in rarefactions
Coils are farther apart in both compressions and rarefactions
B is correct