What actually is traveling along the path shown in the images to the left? Actually _____is traveling along the path.

• the energy

• the wave

• the medium

• the wavelength

Sound energy produces is which type of propagation of motion? Sound energy is an example of a(n) _____ wave energy.

• transverse

• compression

• reflection

• compressional or

  longitudinal

The three(3) waves shown, differ in their ___.

• amplitudes

• wavelengths

• wave types

• frequencies

What is the name of item 2?

• wavelength

• amplitude

• period

• frequency

What is the appropriate label for # 2 in the figure shown? The appropriate label is _____(word).

• wavelength

• amplitude

• period

• frequency

What is the frequency of this wave system in 1 second? The frequency of this wave is _____.

• 3 Hz

• 1.5 Hz

• 2 Hz

• 2.5 Hz

What is the unit of measurement for wave frequency? Wave frequency is measured in ______(word) units.

• meters/second

• seconds

• meters

• Hertz

What type of wave behavior is occurring in this picture? _____ is the wave behavior shown.

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Interference

What is a medium? A medium is _____.

• matter having the dimensions between a small object and a large object

• the matter through which a wave can transmits its energy

• a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still

• the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave

When a wave passes from one medium to another, often the of the wave will change.

(a)  

• speed
• frequency
• speed, frequency, and wavelength