EnzoGrScienceQ3

A repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter or space.

• Wave

• Energy

Waves transfer energy.

• true

• false

A wave us a traveling disturbance that transports energy but not matter.

• true

• false

Waves exist as excitations of an elastic medium.

• true

• false

A wave is any disturbance that transmits energy through matter or empty space.

• true

• false

Part of a wave - the high points on a wave.

• Crests

• Troughs

• Amplitude

Part of a wave - the low points on a wave.

• Crests

• Troughs

• Amplitude

Part of a wave - the distance from midpoint to the crest (or trough) of th wave.

• Crests

• Troughs

• Amplitude

Part of a wave - the maximum displaceme from equilibrium.

• Crests

• Troughs

• Amplitude

A periodic wiggle in time.

• Vibration

• Wave