Waves Vocabulary Quiz

longitudinal wave

• a term that refers to the high point of a wave

• a wave in which particle motion is parallel to wave motion

• a wave in which particle motion is perpendicular to wave motion; it has crests and troughs.

• matter through which a wave travels.

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mechanical wave

• a wave that requires a medium in which to travel

• the bending of waves as they pass from one medium to another at an angle

• the combination of two or more waves that results in a single wave

• denser region of a longitudinal wave.

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electromagnetic wave

• a wave that requires a medium in which to travel

• a wave in which particle motion is perpendicular to wave motion; it has crests and troughs.

• a wave that consists of oscillating electromagnetic fields, radiating outward at the speed of light

• a wave in which particle motion is parallel to wave motion

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medium

• a pattern of vibration that resembles a stationary wave

• points in a standing wave that have no vibration due to destructive interference

• the change in direction of a wave when it encounters an obstacle or edge

• matter through which a wave travels.

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transverse wave

• a wave that requires a medium in which to travel

• a wave in which particle motion is perpendicular to wave motion; it has crests and troughs.

• a wave that consists of oscillating electromagnetic fields, radiating outward at the speed of light

• a wave in which particle motion is parallel to wave motion

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amplitude

• a term that refers to the highest point of a wave

• a term that refers to the lowest point of a wave

• denser region of a longitudinal wave.

• the distance from the resting point to the crest of a wave

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compression

• a term that refers to the highest point of a wave

• a term that refers to the lowest point of a wave

• denser region of a longitudinal wave.

• the distance from the resting point to the crest of a wave

crest

• a term that refers to the highest point of a wave

• a term that refers to the lowest point of a wave

• denser region of a longitudinal wave.

• the distance from the resting point to the crest of a wave

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frequency

• the distance between two crests or troughs of a wave

• the number of wavelengths that pass a point in a given amount of time

• the velocity of a wave

• the distance from the resting point to the crest of a wave

period

• the distance between two crests or troughs of a wave

• used in a declarative sentence

• the time required for one full wavelength of a wave to pass a certain point

• the distance from the resting point to the crest of a wave