Waves Test Study Guide

a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

a substance or material that carries a wave

type of wave that requires a medium to travel through

type of wave that can travel through a medium or a vacuum (empty space)

• electromagnetic

• mehanical

type of mechanical wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicular (up and down) to the direction the wave travels

• transverse

• longitudinal

type of mechanical wave in which the particles of the medium move parallel (side to side) to the direction the wave travels

• transverse

• longitudinal

the maximum distance the particles of the medium move away from rest position

• amplitude

• speed

• frequency

• wavelength

the distance between two corresponding points on a wave

• amplitude

• speed

• frequency

• wavelength

the number of wavelengths that pass a fixed point per second

• amplitude

• speed

• frequency

• wavelength

the distance a wave travels in a unit of time

• amplitude

• speed

• frequency

• wavelength