Sound and Light Webquest

highest part of a transverse wave

• trough
• crest
• amplitude
• wavelength

crest to crest or trough to trough

• crest
• trough
• amplitude
• wavelength

lowest part of a transverse wave

• crest
• trough
• amplitude
• wavelength

how often a complete wave passes thru a given point

• crest
• trough
• wavelength
• frequency

Half the distance between the crest and the trough of a wave

• crest
• trough
• wavelength
• amplitude

unit used to measure frequency of a wave per second

• hertz (Hz)
• pitch
• frequency
• amplitude

the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone

• pitch
• frequency
• wave
• sound

Electromagnetic waves include the following except

• radio waves
• X-rays
• doing the wave at a football game
• microwaves

regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space

• crest
• energy
• wave
• trough

which material does sound travel the fastest?

• solid 
• liquid 
• gases