Waves

The distance between 2 corresponding parts of a wave  (example- crest to crest) is its _____________________

• trough

• frequency

• amplitude

• wavelength

Any material that a wave travels through is called a ____________________.

• vibration

• compression

• medium

• crest

In what type of wave does the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave?

• surface wave

• longitudinal wave

• transverse wave

• electromagnetic wave

The three types of mechanical waves are transverse, surface, and _______________ waves

• medium

• water

• longitudinal

• crest

What are the highest parts of a transverse wave called?

• amplitude

• trough

• resting point

• crest

In longitudinal waves, the parts where the coils are spread apart are called what?

• rarefactions

• compressions

• mechanicals

• longitudes

What number represents the wavelength?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

In a longitudinal wave, the parts where the coils are close together are called what?

• longitudes

• rarefactions

• compressions

• contractions

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