UNIT 4 Waves

Waves carry _________.

• mass

• matter

• energy

• particles

Compressional waves move ______.

• perpendicular

• parallel

Transverse waves move ___.

• perpendicular

• parallel

Which number indicates a wavelength?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which part of the wave is the amplitude?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

If the frequency gets higher, the wavelength gets

• longer

• shorter

A disturbance that travels through a medium as a compressional (longitudinal) wave

• wavelength

• sound

• pitch

• frequency

Bending of waves around an object (such as through a doorway)

• sound

• pitch

• diffract

• refract

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second

• frequency

• pitch

• wavelength

• amplitude

Material (matter) through which a wave travels

• doppler effect

• sound

• medium

• pitch