Properties of Waves

The distance between two troughs in a wave is:

• frequency

• wavelength

• equilibrium

• period

A substance (like solid, liquid or gas) that the energy of a wave can travel through

• amplitude

• compression

• medium

• frequency

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The area of a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded together.

• compression

• crest

• transverse

• medium

The highest point on a wave.

• frequency

• compression

• trough

• crest

• Longitdinal Wave
• Transverse Wave

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What type of wave is this?

• Longitudinal
• Transverse

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Waves are a transfer of what?

• Heat
• Light
• Energy
• Food

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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What types of waves carry energy at a right angle or perpendicular to the direction of the energy flow?

• Longitudinal waves
• Transverse waves
• Sound waves
• P-waves

Sound is an example of which type of wave?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Both
• Neither

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