Unit 3 Vocabulary

Front

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

Back

wave

Front

What term describes how many cycles of a wave occur in a certain period of time?

Back

frequency

Front

What are the longitudinal waves in an earthquake called?

Back

P waves

Front

What does a wave transfer from one place to another?

Back

energy

Front

What measures how high above the resting place the particles in the wave travel?

Back

amplitude

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 distance between two consecutive crests or troughs in a wave?

Back

wavelength

Front

What is the time it takes for one complete cycle of a wave to pass a given point?

Back

wave period

Front

What type of wave moves the medium parallel to the direction of the wave?

Back

longitudinal wave