Science 4: Waves

a vibration that moves energy from place to place

• crest

• medium

• wave

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most waves travel

• around in circles

• in an airplane

• through a medium

God designed waves to transfer

• energy

• particles

• water

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Waves that spread out in a pattern that looks like circles

are called __________ waves.

• circular

• longitudinal

• transverse

Waves that move in an up- and -down or side-to-side

pattern are called ______ waves.

• circular

• longitudinal

• transverse

Waves that move in a back-and-forth or

push-and-pull pattern are called _____ waves.

• circular

• longitudinal

• transverse

The highest point of a wave is called the _____.

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

The lowest point of a wave is called ______.

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

The measurement of energy in a wave is called __________ .

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

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The number of waves that pass a certain point

in one second is called a ______________.

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

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