Science Unit 3B Lesson 1: Wave Properties

A disturbance that transfers energy from one location to another.

• medium

• compressions

• wave

• rarefactions

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The material through which a mechanical wave travels is called a _______

• medium

• compressions

• wave

• rarefactions

Areas where particles of the medium are close together are called _______

• medium

• compressions

• wave

• rarefactions

Areas where particles of the medium are far apart are called _______

• medium

• compressions

• wave

• rarefactions

What wave property is labeled x?

• frequency

• amplitude

• wavelength

• wave speed

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The high point on a transverse wave is called a _______

• wavelength

• trough

• frequency

• crest

• wave speed

The low point on a transverse wave is called a _______

• wavelength

• trough

• frequency

• crest

• wave speed

The ___________ of a wave is the distance between two corresponding parts of a wave.

• wavelength

• trough

• frequency

• crest

• wave speed

________ measures how often a wave pattern repeats, and is determined by counting the number of waves that pass a certain point in a given amount of time.

• wavelength

• trough

• frequency

• crest

• wave speed

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________ measures how fast a wave is moving; determined by measuring how far one wave travels in a given amount of time.

• wavelength

• trough

• frequency

• crest

• wave speed