Topic 3 Lesson 1 Vocabulary

What is a disturbance that carries energy and travels in a repeating pattern?

• wave

• amplitude

• frequency

• crest

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The amplitude is the _________.

• highest point of a wave

• number of wave repetitions in a certain amount of time

• height of the wave

• distance between to similar points on a wave

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What is the frequency of a wave?

• the lowest point of the wave

• the distance between similar points of a wave

• the height of a wave

• the number of wave repetitions in a certain amount of time

Wavelength is the ______.

• number of wave repetitions in a certain amount of time

• height of a wave

• distance between to similar points on a wave

• lowest point of a wave

True or False: The crest is the lowest part of the wave.

• True

• False

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True or False: The trough is the lowest part of the wave.

• True

• False

A longitudinal wave is a _____.

• wave that moves perpendicular to the direction of the particles (water)

• wave that moves in the same direction of the particles (sound)

• long wave

• wave that uses more energy

Which of the following is an example of a longitudinal wave?

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Which of the following is an example of a transverse wave?

• sound wave

• loud car horn

• 
• ocean wave

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True or False: When an object moves back and forth it is vibrating?

• True

• False

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