WAVES INTRODUCTION PRACTICE

Front

Transverse wave

Back

A wave that travels at a right angle (perpendicular) to the medium and has crests and troughs

Front

A _________ wave is one that travels without a medium (it can travel through a vacuum like empty space in outer space).

Back

Electromagnetic Wave

Front

A __________________ wave is one that needs to travel through a medium like a solid, liquid, or gas.

Back

Mechanical

Front

Longitudinal wave

Back

A wave that travels parallel to the medium and has compressions and rarefactions

Front

What does the letter (b) show (lowest point of this type of wave)?

Back

Trough

Front

The Capital Letter A measures from the rest position to the top of the wave. What is this measurement called?

Back

amplitude

Front

What does the lowercase letter (a) represent (highest point of this type of wave?)?

Back

crest

Front

What is the measurement from crest to crest on a transverse wave called?

Back

wavelength

Front

What is the measurement from compression to compression (or rarefaction to rarefaction) on a longitudinal wave called?

Back

wavelength

Front

The number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time is called ___________________________?

Back

frequency