Wave Vocabulary and Concepts

What is the term for the number of waves or vibrations per second?

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Velocity

What is the lowest point of a wave called?

• The trough.

• The crest.

• The amplitude.

• The wavelength.

What is the highest point of a wave called?

• The crest.

• The trough.

• The valley.

• The amplitude.

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What is the term for the height of a wave?

• The term for the height of a wave is called the amplitude.

• The term for the height of a wave is called the wavelength.

• The term for the height of a wave is called the frequency.

• The term for the height of a wave is called the period.

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What is a medium in terms of wave travel?

• The substance through which a wave travels.

• A measurement unit for wave amplitude.

• A location where waves are absorbed.

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What type of wave requires a medium to travel through?

• Mechanical wave

• Electromagnetic wave

• Radio wave

• Gravitational wave

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What happens to wavelength as frequency increases?

• wavelength decreases

• wavelength increases

• wavelength remains constant

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What happens to energy as amplitude increases?

• It increases

• It decreases

• It remains constant

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What is the term for the bending of a light wave?

• refraction

• dispersion

• reflection

• diffraction

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What is the term for when light bounces off a surface?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Dispersion

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