Wave Properties

Front

What is the height of a wave called?

Back

Amplitude

Front

What is the ability to do work or create change?

Back

Energy

Front

What is the lowest part of a wave called?

Back

Trough

Front

What term describes something caused by or relating to an earthquake?

Back

Seismic

Front

What is anything that has mass and takes up space?

Back

Matter

Front

What is the highest part of a wave called?

Back

Crest

Front

What type of wave moves in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the wave?

Back

Transverse wave

Front

What is the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs in a wave?

Back

Wavelength

Front

What is the measure of how fast a wave travels through a medium?

Back

Wave speed

Front

What is the term for the repeating pattern of movement in waves?

Back

Wave pattern