Waves week 1

Carries energy from one place to another

• Waves
• Amplitude
• Frequency
• Crest

Top of the wave

• Wavelength
• Amplitude
• Trough
• Crest

Bottom of the wave

• Crest
• Trough
• Frequency
• Wavelength

The measurement from one point of the wave to the next identical part of the wave (for example, crest to crest or trough to trough)

• Crest
• Amplitude
• Frequency
• Wavelength

The number of times a wave passes a certain point in a set period of time

• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Wavelength
• Amplength

The full range of electromagnetic radiation from radio waves (longest wavelengths) to gamma rays (shortest wavelengths)

• S Waves
• Electromagnetic Spectrum
• P Waves
• Light Waves

The matter (solid, liquid, or gas) through which waves can travel

• Medium
• Object
• Transverse Wave
• Wavelength

What type of wave is this?

• Longitudinal
• Transverse

Which part of a longitudinal wave is where particles are packed closely together?

• compression
• rarefaction
• crest 
• amplitude

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength