Waves Review

Carries energy from one place to another

• Waves
• Amplitude
• Frequency
• Crest

As the wavelength increases, the frequency ____

• increases

• decreases

• remain same

• none of the above

The highest point of the transverse wave is called _____

• trough

• amplitude

• crest

• wavelength

The lowest point on the transverse wave is called_______

• trough

• crest

• wavelength

• frequency

This is the distance from the equilibrium position to the crest or to the trough.

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

• amplitude

What do all waves transmit

• energy

• matter

• frequency

• water

The bouncing back of waves off an object

• Crest

• Transverse

• Reflection

• Wavelength

A wave in which the wave’s medium is compressed in the same direction as the movement of the wave

• Transversal wave

• Transverse wave

• Frequency wave

• compression wave

The length of one wave; can be measured as the distance from the center of one peak to the center of the next peak

• wave

• crest

• wavelength

• amplitude

Which wavelength can humans see?

• Microwaves

• Radio waves

• Visible light

• Gamma rays