Waves Unit TEST

An oscillation that travels from one place to another is called a

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wave

When the wave BENDS around an object or through holes in the object, we call this __.

• absorption

• diffraction

• propagation

• reflection

The distance from any point on a wave to the same point on the next cycle of the wave is the ___.

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

When a wave bounces and goes in a NEW direction, we call this __.

• absorption

• propagation

• reflection

• refraction

A wave that has its oscillations perpendicular (at right angles to) the direction of the wave is a ____ wave.

• longitudinal

• transverse

A wave that is confided in a space is called a ____ wave.

• absorption

• reflective

• refracting

• standing

The high point of a wave is called its ___.

• amplitude

• crest

• midline

• trough

When a wave is absorbed and disappears, we call this __.

• absorption

• propagation

• refraction

• reflection

When waves spread out from where they begin, we call this __.

• absorption

• propagation

• reflection

• refraction

A wave that has vibrations in the same direction as the wave moves is a _____ wave.

• longitudinal

• transverse