Waves/Sound Waves Review

Front

What type of wave is characterized by compressions and rarefactions?

Back

Compression wave (Longitudinal wave)

Front

True or False: A wave is a repeating back and forth pattern of motion.

Back

True

Front

True or False: The wavelength is measured from crest to trough.

Back

False (Wavelength is measured from crest to crest or trough to trough.)

Front

What is the term for the highest point of a wave?

Back

Crest

Front

What is the term for the lowest point of a wave?

Back

Trough

Front

What is the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs called?

Back

Wavelength

Front

True or False: Waves carry matter, not energy.

Back

False (Waves carry energy, not matter.)

Front

What is the term for the number of waves that pass a point in a given time?

Back

Frequency

Front

What type of wave does not require a medium to travel?

Back

Electromagnetic wave

Front

What is the term for the time it takes for one complete wave to pass a point?

Back

Period