Unit 7: Wave Properties Vocab

The maximum displacement from the equilibrium position of an object oscillating around the equilibrium position is called _______.

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

• velocity

The oscillatory motion in a system where the net force can be described by Hooke’s law is known as _______.

• simple harmonic motion

• damped motion

• circular motion

• random motion

Displacement from equilibrium, or change in shape due to the application of force is called _______.

• deformation

• rotation

• translation

• vibration

Motion that repeats periodically is referred to as _______.

• Harmonic Motion

• Linear Motion

• Random Motion

• Circular Motion

Where an object would naturally rest in the absence of a net force is called the _______.

• equilibrium position

• center of mass

• pivot point

• neutral zone

A disturbance that travels through a medium from one location to another is known as a _______.

• Wave

• Particle

• Current

• Signal

The proportional relationship between the force F on a material and the deformation ΔL it causes, F=kΔL, is described by _______.

• Hooke’s law

• Newton’s law

• Pascal’s principle

• Archimedes’ principle

A wave vibrating at right angles to the direction of energy movement is called a _______.

• Transverse wave

• Longitudinal wave

• Surface wave

• Standing wave

The time it takes to complete one oscillation (wave cycle) is called the _______.

• period

• frequency

• amplitude

• wavelength

A wave vibrating in the same direction as the energy moves is known as a _______.

• Longitudinal wave

• Transverse wave

• Surface wave

• Standing wave