Homework 5: Unit 5 Study Guide

Waves that require a medium are called 

• mechanical waves
• transverse waves
• light waves
• gamma rays

What can electromagnetic waves travel through?

• mediums
• empty space
• solely solids
• both mediums and empty space

What do waves carry from place to place?

• Energy, but not matter or particles
• Energy and matter or particles
• Matter or particles but not energy
• Neither energy nor matter or particles

The distance between 2 corresponding parts of a wave  (example- crest to crest) is its _____________________

• trough
• frequency
• amplitude
• wavelength

What are the highest parts of a transverse wave called?

• amplitude
• trough
• resting point
• crest

In longitudinal waves, the parts where the coils are spread apart are called what?

• rarefactions
• compressions
• mechanicals
• longitudes

In what type of wave does the medium move perpendicular to the movement of the wave?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Electromagnetic
• Radio

In what type of wave does the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave?

• surface wave
• longitudinal wave
• transverse wave
• electromagnetic wave

What number represents the wavelength?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

What number represents the amplitude?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4