Waves Vocabulary Review

Type of wave that ONLY requires matter to transmit energy

• Mechanical

• Electromagnetic

• X-Ray

• Gamma Ray

Part of a compressional wave where molecules are the farthest apart

• Crest

• Trough

• Compression

• Rarefaction

Part of a compressional wave where molecules are the closest together

• Crest

• Trough

• Compression

• Rarefaction

True or False: All waves are produced by something vibrating

• True

• False

High point in a transverse wave

• Crest

• Trough

• Compression

• Rarefaction

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Low point in a transverse wave

• Crest

• Trough

• Compression

• Rarefaction

Type of electromagnetic wave

• Sound

• Water

• X-Ray

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Material in which a wave is traveling through

• Radiant

• Water

• Sound

• Medium

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Type of wave that can carry energy without matter

• Mechanical

• Electromagnetic

Type of wave that can carry energy through a medium AND through a vacuum/empty space (outer space)

• Mechanical

• Electromagnetic

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