Waves and Sound Review

A wave that requires a medium through which to travel

• A. electromagnetic  wave
• B. longitudinal wave
• C. mechanical wave
• D. transverse wave

The number of waves or cycles per second is...

• A. amplitude
• B. wave speed
• C. frequency
• D. wavelength

The speed that a wave moves through a medium...

• A. frequency
• B. wavelength
• C. wave speed
• D. amplitude

The height of the wave to the crest or the trough is known as...

• A. frequency
• B. wavelength
• C. wave speed
• D. amplitude

The distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave

• A. frequency
• B. wavelength
• C. wave speed
• D. amplitude

A phenomenon that occurs when two objects naturally vibrate at the same frequency

• A. interference
• B. standing wave
• C. resonance
• D. reflection

A pattern of vibration that simulates a wave that is standing still

• A. interference
• B. standing wave
• C. diffraction
• D. reflection

The combination of two or more waves that result in a single wave

• A. diffraction
• B. resonance
• C. reflection
• D. interference

When the crests of one wave overlap the crests of another wave or waves, this occurs.

• A. diffraction
• B. destructive interference
• C. constructive interference
• D. resonant frequencies

A section of a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded together is called a

• A. rarefaction.
• B. vibration
• C.compression
• D. surface wave.