Wave Parts

The amplitude measures from

• Crest to Crest

• Crest to Rest Position

• Crest to wavelength

• Crest to Trough

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Wavelength measures from

• Crest to Crest

• Crest the Resting Point

• Crest to Trough

• Crest to Amplitude

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The highest part of the wave is called the _______________.

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Trough

• Crest

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The bottom part of the wave is called trough.

• True

• False

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_________________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Crest

• Wavelength

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Which wave has the greatest wavelength?

• Red Wave

• Orange Wave

• Green Wave

• Purple Wave

Which wave has the lowest wavelength?

• Red

• Violet

• Orange

• Green

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Can you make a sound in space?

• No

• Yes

• Only if you yell really loud

• Maybe

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A wave that needs a medium to travel is called a(n)

• electromagnetic wave

• mechanical wave

• ocean wave

• any way can do this

Longitudinal waves have:

• crests and troughs

• crests and compressions

• compressions and rarefactions

• troughs and rarefactions