Pre-test
Directions: Read the questions carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on
your answer sheet.
C 1. What do waves carry as they move?
C. matter and energy
B. matter
D. wavelength and energy
A. energy
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2. When you compare the speed of sound in liquids, gases, and solids, the speed
of sound is usually lowest in
and highest in
A. solids, liquids C. gases, solids
B. liquids, solids
D. solids, gases
3. The vibration of particles of a transverse wave moves in a direction
A. parallel to the direction of wave travel
B. opposite to the direction of wave travel
C. perpendicular to the direction of wave travel
D. back and forth to the direction of the wave travel
4. What do you call the distance between two successive particles that are in
phase?
A. amplitude
C. period
B. frequency
D. wavelength
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