Unit 9: Waves Vocabulary Practice

The highest point on a wave is:

• the crest

• the trough

• the top

• the coast

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Which word is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Frequency

• Wavelength

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Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?

• A

• B & D

• D

• C & G

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Which wave has a greater frequency?

• A
• B

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What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave
• transverse wave
• sound wave
• mechanical wave

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What type of wave is this?

• Longitudinal
• Transverse

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What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time?

• frequency
• wavelength
• midpoint
• crest and trough

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What part is represented by the blue lines?

• Crest
• Resting Point
• Wavelength
• Amplitude

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_______ is the bending of a wave disturbance as it passes from one medium (substance) into another.

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Rarefaction

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Why does the straw appear to be bent?

• light is reflected

• light is absorbed

• light is turned

• light is refracted

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