Unit 2 Vocab Quiz

The state of resonance.

• Resonance

• Wave

• Diffraction

• Crest

Energy that is transferred by a disturbance from one place to another without the use of matter.

• Crest

• Wave

• Amplitude

• Diffraction

A transverse wave that can travel through matter and empty space.

• Trough

• Longitudinal wave

• Electromagnetic wave

• Transverse wave

A wave direction change when it travels through an opening or by the edge of an object.

• Resonance

• Diffraction

• Light

• Absorption

A material a wave can travel through.

• Crest

• Wave

• Medium

• Radiant energy

The highest point of a transverse wave.

• Crest

• Trough

• Light

• Medium

The lowest point on a transverse wave.

• Crest

• Wavelength

• Trough

• Frequency

The distance between two of the same points on a transverse.

• Light

• Wavelength

• Refraction

• Diffraction

The amount of wavelengths that passes in a point each second.

• Trough

• Frequency

• Opaque

• Soundwave

A wave that can only travel through matter and not space.

• Hertz

• Longitudinal wave

• Transverse wave

• Mechanical wave