WAVES

A ____ is a repeating disturbance or vibration that transfers energy from place to place 

•  Wave
• amplitude 
• frequency

A _________ is a back and forth motion or up and down motion. 

• crest 
• vibration 
• frequency 
• wave

A ______ is a material through which waves can travel. 

• model 
• water 
• medium
• clay

Mechanical waves require the particles of the medium to _____. 

• move 
• vibrate 
• crest 
• trough 

Sound waves cannot be transferred or ________ through empty space. 

• transmitted 
• borrowed
• moved 

Which one is not a mechanical wave? 

• water
• earthquake 
• sound
• microwaves

True or False: Electromagnetic waves are waves that can travel through matter or empty space where matter is present.

• True 
• False 

Which is not an example of electromagnetic waves? 

• xrays
• radio 
• visible light 
• water waves

The place on the wave that is pushed together is called the compression and the place that is moving apart is the ____.

• reflection 
• refraction
• remission

The highest point on a transverse wave is the _____. 

• crest 
• hill 
• mountain top