Wave Parts

_____ waves NEED a medium to travel.

• Seismic

• Light

• Mechanical

• Electromagnetic

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What does a wave carry from place to place?

• energy

• matter

• people

• particles

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Wavelength measures from

• Crest to Crest

• Crest the Resting Point

• Crest to Trough

• Crest to Amplitude

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The highest part of the wave is called the _______________.

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Trough

• Crest

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The bottom part of the wave is called trough.

• True

• False

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_________________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Crest

• Wavelength

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Which wave has the greatest amplitude?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which type of wave only has movement that is perpendicular to the direction of the wave?

• Transverse wave
• longitudinal wave
• surface wave
• none of the above

Which type of wave only has movement that is parallel to the direction of the wave?

• transverse wave
• longitudinal wave
• surface wave
• none of the above