U5C1 Sound Waves Vocabulary

Front

What is the length of a wave from crest to crest or trough to trough?

Back

Wavelength

Front

What is the original position of the medium in a wave?

Back

Origin

Front

What is the number of waves that pass in a given amount of time called?

Back

Frequency

Front

What is a disturbance that moves energy from one place to another?

Back

Wave

Front

What is the bottom of a wave called?

Back

Trough

Front

What is the highest point of a wave called?

Back

Crest

Front

What is the measure of the height of a wave from its rest position?

Back

Amplitude

Front

What term describes the speed of a wave?

Back

Wave speed

Front

What is the term for the range of frequencies of sound waves that humans can hear?

Back

Audible range

Front

What is the term for the number of waves produced in a given time period?

Back

Wave frequency