Waves Unit Test Review

Match the term with the definition:

A traveling disturbance that transfers energy, not matter

• vibration

• wave

• compression

• medium

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The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time

• Crest

• Trough

• Frequency

• Refraction

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The material through which a wave travels.

• Medium

• Wave

• Liquid

• Vacuum

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In a longitudinal wave, the place where there is less particles

• Amplitude

• Rarefaction

• Wavelength

• Compression

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in a longitudinal wave, the place where there are more particles

• Compression

• Amplitude

• Rarefaction

• Wavelength

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waves that do not require a medium; light is an example

• Compressional Waves

• Electromagnetic Waves

• Transverse Waves

• Longitudinal Waves

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the particles of a wave move parallel to the direction of the wave.

• Transverse Wave

• Electromagnetic Waves

• Longitudinal Waves

• Mechanical Waves

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The particles of the wave move perpendicular to the direction of the wave.

• Transverse Wave

• Compressional Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

• Mechanical Wave

What type of wave is in the picture?

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

What part of the wave is the red arrow pointing to?

• Trough

• Wavelength

• Crest

• Amplitude