Waves Vocabulary

The length of one wave

• frequency

• time period

• amplitude

• wavelength

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The number of waves per second.

• frequency

• amplitude

• time period

• wavelength

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Measured in Hz (Hertz)

• frequency

• wavelength

• time period

• amplitude

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the height of a water wave

• frequency

• wavelength

• amplitude

• time period

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what all waves transfer (move) from place to place

• matter

• mass

• medium

• energy

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the material a wave moves through

• energy

• sound

• medium

• large

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Anything that has mass and takes up space

• compression

• matter

• energy

• frequency

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Type of wave in the picture

• electromagnetic wave

• longitudinal wave

• transverse wave

• surface wave

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Which letter on the drawing represents amplitude?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which letter represents the wavelength

• A

• B

• C

• D

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