Transverse and Longitudinal Waves shorter

Front

What is the high point of a transverse wave?

Back

Crest

Front

What is the distance between crest and crest, or trough and trough on a transverse wave?

Back

Wavelength

Front

What is the low point of a transverse wave?

Back

Trough

Front

What is the place where a longitudinal wave is close together?

Back

Compression

Front

What term describes the area in a longitudinal wave where particles are spread apart?

Back

Rarefaction

Front

What is the term for the maximum distance a wave moves from its rest position?

Back

Amplitude

Front

What is the number of waves that pass a point in one second?

Back

Frequency

Front

What is the speed of a wave if its wavelength is 2 meters and its frequency is 3 Hz?

Back

6 m/s (Speed = Wavelength x Frequency)

Front

What type of wave has particles that move perpendicular to the direction of wave travel?

Back

Transverse wave

Front

What type of wave has particles that move parallel to the direction of wave travel?

Back

Longitudinal wave