Waves and Information Vocabulary Set 1

What is a disturbance that carries energy and travels in a repeating pattern?

• Amplitude

• Wave

• Frequency

• Ray

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What is the greatest height of a wave from its resting position called?

• Wavelength

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Crest

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What is the distance between similar points on a wave known as?

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Wave period

• Ray

What term describes the number of wave repetitions in a certain amount of time?

• Amplitude

• Longitudinal

• Frequency

• Plane wave

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Which type of wave moves perpendicular to the direction of the particles?

• Longitudinal

• Transverse

• Circular waves

• Plane wave

What is the top point of a wave called?

• Trough

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Ray

What is the bottom point of a wave known as?

• Crest

• Trough

• Wavelength

• Frequency

Which type of wave moves in the same direction as the particles?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Circular waves

• Plane wave

What is the term for the amount of time it takes for a wave to complete one back and forth motion?

• Frequency

• Wave period

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

What are waves that are caused by a disturbance at a single point called?

• Plane wave

• Circular waves

• Longitudinal

• Transverse