Waves Review

A wave is a disturbance that transfers ________ from one place to another.

• Matter

• Mass

• Energy

A wave that can travel through matter and empty space is a:

• electromagnetic wave

• compressional

• transverse wave

Waves that require a material to travel though are called

• electromagnetic waves

• mechanical waves

• ocean waves

• transverse waves

The matter (solid, liquid, or gas) through which waves can travel

• Medium
• Object
• Transverse Wave
• Wavelength

In a transverse wave, how do the particles move?

• They don't move

• Sideways

• Up and down

• In a square

What type of wave is shown in the picture?

• Surface

• Transverse

• Compressional

Water waves are __________ waves because the wave moves up and down.

• transverse

• inverse

• compressional

• flat

Which letter represents the wave trough?

• A
• B
• C
• D

#4 refers to the

• wavelength

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

What is shown in the picture?

• Amplitude
• Wavelength
• Frequency
• Wave speed