8P3 WAVES VOCABULARY QUIZ REVIEW

The highest point on a wave is:

• the crest

• the trough

• the top

• the coast 

The lowest point on a wave is the:

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Trough

• Wavelength

The type of waves that require medium to pass:

• Mechanical Waves

• Electromagnetic Waves

A vibration or disturbances that carry or tranfer energy but not matter

• crest

• energy

• wave

• trough

Waves transfer ________, but they do not transfer _________.

• Matter, Energy

• Energy, Matter

Is a repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion. 

• VIBRATION

• MEDIUM

• WAVE

• EMPTY SPACE

What electromagnetic waves travel through

• VIBRATION

• MEDIUM

• WAVE

• EMPTY SPACE

Is a material through which waves can travel. It can be a solid, liquid, or gas. 

• VIBRATION

• MEDIUM

• WAVE

• EMPTY SPACE

A compressional wave is another name for a 

• longitudinal wave

• electromagnetic wave

• radio wave

• hair wave

Which type of wave moves the medium at right angles across the direction in which the wave is traveling? 

• Transverse Waves

• Longitudinal Waves

• Surface Waves

• None of these