Waves

Front

What is the term used to identify the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs in a wave?

Back

Wavelength

Front

What is the highest point of a wave called?

Back

Crest

Front

What is the lowest point of a wave called?

Back

Trough

Front

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

Back

Amplitude

Front

What do we call the number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time?

Back

Frequency

Front

What is the term for the energy that travels through a medium in the form of waves?

Back

Wave energy

Front

What is the difference between a transverse wave and a longitudinal wave?

Back

In a transverse wave, the medium moves perpendicular to the direction of the wave, while in a longitudinal wave, the medium moves parallel to the direction of the wave.

Front

What is an example of a transverse wave?

Back

Light waves or waves on a string.

Front

What is an example of a longitudinal wave?

Back

Sound waves.

Front

What happens to the wavelength if the frequency of a wave increases?

Back

The wavelength decreases.