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