Waves Review

Waves transfer _______.

• particles

• matter

• energy

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_____ waves have vibrations that run parallel to the direction the wave travels, and _____ waves have vibrations that run perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.

• transverse, longitudinal

• longitudinal, transverse

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_______ is the distance between waves, measured from one crest to the next crest.

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Amplitude

The _______ is the highest point on a transverse wave, and the ____ is the lowest point.

• Trough, Crest

• Crest, Trough

• Compression, Rarefaction

• Rarefaction, Compression

The _______ is the size or height of a wave, measured from the equilibrium to the crest or trough.

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

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The _______ of a wave is how many waves pass a given point every second.

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

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Frequency is measured in _______.

• Hertz (Hz)

• Meters per second

• Meters

• Newtons

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In a longitudinal wave, a ____ is an area where the particles are spread apart and a ____ is an area where the particles are close together.

• crest, trough

• compression, rarefaction

• rarefaction, compression

• trough, crest

Waves that can travel through empty space are called _____ waves. Waves that require a medium to travel, such as air or water, are called _____ waves.

• mechanical, electromagnetic

• electromagnetic, mechanical

• crest, trough

• compressional, rarefactional

A mechanical wave cannot travel through...

• a vacuum(empty space).
• water.
• air. 
• glass.

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