Waves

Front

What type of wave carries the energy of earthquakes?

Back

Seismic waves

Front

Amplitude is _________________

Back

the height of a wave

Front

What type of waves move up and down or side to side (such as light and s-waves)?

Back

transverse

Front

What is the bottom part of a transverse wave called?

Back

trough

Front

What is the top part of a transverse wave called?

Back

crest

Front

What is the part of a longitudinal wave called where the waves are farthest apart?

Back

rarefaction

Front

What type of wave is produced by vibrations of electronically charged particles, and can move in a vacuum (space)?

Back

light

Front

The number of waves that pass a point in a second is known as _______________.

Back

frequency

Front

These waves compress and expand. P-waves and sound waves travel this way.

Back

longitudinal

Front

The places where waves are pushed closest together in a longitudinal wave are called ________________.

Back

compression