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Question 1
Match the term to the correct definition:(5 points)
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Amplitude
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Wavelength
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Crest
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Electromagnetic Wave
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Mechanical Wave

Answer 1

Amplitude — the maximum displacement of a wave from its rest (equilibrium) position (height of the wave).

Wavelength — the distance between two successive corresponding points on a wave, e.g., crest-to-crest or trough-to-trough.

Crest — the highest point of a transverse wave.

Electromagnetic wave — a wave of oscillating electric and magnetic fields that can travel through a vacuum and does not require a material medium (e.g., light, radio).

Mechanical wave — a wave that requires a material medium to travel and transfers energy through that medium (e.g., sound, water waves).