Chapter 25 & 26 Vocabulary Quiz

_______ is the number of waves that past in a given amount of time.

• frequency
• amplitude
• wavelength
• resonance

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_____________ is the highest point of a wave.

• trough
• crest
• amplitude
• wavelength

The distance between corresponding parts on a wave is _____________.

• trough
• wavelength
• amplitude
• speed

_______ shows the amount of energy in a wave – distance from crest to rest position.

• Amplitude
• Resonance
• Energy
• Wavelength

The wave in this picture represents a ____ wave.

• transverse
• longitudinal
• mechanical
• electromagnetic

Which type of wave only has movement that is perpendicular to the direction of the wave?

• Transverse wave
• longitudinal wave
• surface wave
• none of the above

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Which type of wave only has movement that is parallel to the direction of the wave?

• transverse wave
• longitudinal wave
• surface wave
• none of the above

It is the part of the wave where the particles are close together.  It is part A on this picture. 

• Compression
• Amplituide
• Rarefaction
• Wavelength

It is the part of the wave where the particles are spread out.  It is part B in this picture. 

• Compression
• Rarefaction
• Amplitude
• Wavelength

What kind of wave is pictured?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• surface
• none of the above

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