characteristics of waves

Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to

• move

• expand

• compress

• vibrate

Waves that move up and down at right angles in the direction the wave is traveling are

• longitudinal waves

• surface waves

• transverse waves

• combination waves

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The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is the wave’s

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

• speed

You can find the speed of a wave by multiplying the wavelength by

• amplitude

• vibration

• frequency

• reflection

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The distance from the top of the crest or the bottom of the trough to the rest position is the

• amplitude of the wave

• wavelength of the wave

• frequency of the wave

• reflection of the wave

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The greater the frequency the

• greater the wavelength

• smaller the wavelength

• greater the amplitude

• smaller the amplitude

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Waves that move both up and down and back and forth are known as 

• transverse

• longitudinal

• compression

• surface

A repeating movement that transfers energy from one place to another is a 

• medium

• frequency

• wavelength

• wave

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Mechanical waves are waves that

• transmit sound

• transmit light

• require a medium

• require sound

The less dense regions of a compression wave are known as the

• compression

• crest

• rarefaction

• trough