waves r us

what is a wave

• move one's hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal.

• style (hair) so that it curls slightly.

• a long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore.

• a gesture or signal made by moving one's hand to and fro.

In a transverse wave, particles move...?

• back and forth
• vertically
• up and down
• wherever the matter's going

________ is the midpoint in a wave where amplitude begins.

• point of origin
• amplitude
• crest
• wavelength

What kind of wave can travel through space?

• electromagnetic waves
• compressional waves
• transverse waves
• longitudinal waves

A wave carries...?

• energy only
• matter only
• the matter carries the energy
• neither

The lowest part of the wave is?

• trough
• crest
• point of origin
• compression point

What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time?

• frequency
• wavelength
• midpoint
• crest and trough

In a longitudinal wave, the particles move...?

• back and forth
• up and down
• vertically
• in the direction of the hertz

The action of a wave bouncing off a surface is called __________________.

• rarefaction
• refraction
• reflection
• diffraction

Amplitude reflects the amount of ____________________ in a wave.

• energy
• compression
• rarefaction
• speed