1) A ____ can only travel through matter. a) sound wave b) electromagnetic wave c) transverse wave d) light wave 2) A region of a longitudinal wave where the particles in the medium are closest together is a – a) crest b) rarefaction c) compression d) tough 3) A material in which a wave travels is the a) sound b) medium c) compression d) vibration 4) A ___ is a rapid back-and-forth motion that can occur in solids, liquids, or gases. a) vibration b) rarefaction c) compression d) crest 5) Sound waves carry ____ from place to place a) particles b) matter c) energy and particles d) energy 6) A ____ makes the particles in the material that carries the wave move back and forth (parallel) along the direction that the wave travels a) electromagnetic wave b) vibration c) longitudinal wave d) transverse wave 7) A ____ is a region of a longitudinal wave where the particles are farthest apart. a) rarefaction b) compression c) crest d) tough 8) As the wavelength of a sound wave decreases, the frequency of the sound wave – a) decreases b) increases c) stays the same d) fluctuates 9) The amplitude of a sound wave is related most closely to its a) frequency b) height c) wavelength d) wave speed 10) Which property describes the distance between two identical points on a sound wave? a) amplitude b) frequency c) pitch d) wavelength 11) Which property of sound waves changes when you increase the volume on a car radio? a) amplitude b) frequency c) speed d) wavelength 12) How high or low a sound seems. a) amplitude b) pitch c) frequency d) wavelength 13) The number of waves that pass by a point each second. a) wavelength b) resonance c) frequency d) amplitude 14) An increase in amplitude that occurs when an object that is vibrating at its natural frequency absorbs energy from a nearby object that is vibrating at the same frequency. a) interference b) pitch c) amplitude d) resonance 15) The bouncing of a wave off the surface of a medium. a) diffraction b) reflection c) resonance d) refraction

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