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 on a wave called?

Back

Crest

Front

What do we call the number of wavelengths that pass a point each second?

Back

Frequency

Front

What is the term for the bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another?

Back

Refraction

Front

Which part of the wave is represented by the lowest point?

Back

Trough

Front

What is the term for the maximum displacement of a wave from its rest position?

Back

Amplitude

Front

What type of wave oscillates perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer?

Back

Transverse wave

Front

What type of wave oscillates parallel to the direction of energy transfer?

Back

Longitudinal wave

Front

What is the time taken for one complete cycle of a wave called?

Back

Period

Front

What phenomenon occurs when two waves meet and combine to form a new wave?

Back

Interference