Waves

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place is called a

• wave

• medium

• vibration

• compression

The highest parts of a transverse wave are called

• troughs

• crests

• nodes

• wavelengths

Waves that move the particles of the medium parallel to the direction in which the waves are traveling are called

• longitudinal waves

• transverse waves

• surface waves

• electromagnetic waves

Waves the move the medium at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling are called

• longitudinal waves

• transverse waves

• surface waves

• electromagnetic waves

The lowest parts of a transverse wave are called

• crest

• trough

• reflection

• vibration

The bending of waves due to a change in speed is called

• reflection

• rarefaction

• refraction

• compression

The interaction between two wave that meet is called

• reflection

• refraction

• interference

• diffraction

Waves that require a medium through which to travel are called

• electromagnetic waves

• mechanical waves

• reflection

• refraction

A repeated back and forth or up and down motion is called

• A vibration

• A disturbance

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

The material through which a mechanical wave travels is called

• vibration

• medium

• crest

• trough