Waves Review 0152

regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space

• crest
• energy
• wave
• trough

In a longitudinal wave, the particles move...?

• back and forth
• up and down
• vertically
• in the direction of the hertz

In transverse waves, particles move how...?

• side to side

• back and forth

• up and down

• don't move

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

The type of waves that require medium to pass:

• Mechanical Waves
• Electromagnetic Waves

When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?

• The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
• The wavelength increases.
• The wavelength decreases.
• More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.

A mechanical wave CANNOT travel through...

• a vacuum(empty space).
• water.
• air. 
• glass.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Which of the following can sound travel through?

• solid
• liquid
• gas
• all of the above

Electromagnetic waves include the following except

• radio waves

• X-rays

• ocean waves

• microwaves