Wave Properties and Terminology

The top part of a wave

• trough

• crest

• wavelength

• amplitude

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Bottom part of a wave

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Trough

• Wavelength

The distance from the crest or the trough to the equilibrium

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Trough

• Wavelength

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The distance between two waves

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

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The number of waves

• Frequency

• Equilibrium

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

Middle line of a wave

• Equilibrium

• Frequency

• Trough

• Crest

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What do waves transmit?

• matter

• 
  rays

• energy

• 
  gravity

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What do you call the substance that mechanical waves travel through?

• vacuum

• medium

• mass

• outerspace

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What do you call the substance that electromagnetic waves travel through?

• medium

• vacuum

• mass

• outerspace

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What part is represented by the blue lines?

• Crest
• Resting Point
• Wavelength
• Amplitude

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