Properties of Waves

matter that a wave travels trhough ( solid,, liquid, gas)

• crest

• medium

• trough

• crest

the undisturbed position of the medium when no wave is passing through it

• resting position

• medium

• trough

• valley

the distance between two corresponding paths of a wave

• amplitude

• crest

• resting position

• wavelength

The valley, or lowest point, of a transverse wave

• resting position

• wavelength

• crest

• trough

the peak, or highest point, of a trsnsverse wave

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

• amplitude

The vertical disturbance between a peak or a valley and the rest position

• crest

• amplitude

• trough

• resting position

In a transverse wave, what is the direction of vibration of the particles is?

• parrallel to the wave

• perpendicular to the wave

• at an angle to the wave direction

• randomly in alll directions

How is energy transferred by a wave?

• by creating a magnetic field

• by generating static electricity

• by altering the density of the medium

• through a series of vibrations

What is a charactristic feature of a longitudinal wave?

• rarefactions and compressions

• crests and trough

• wavelength and frequency

• nodes and anitinodes

What does frequency measure in a wave?

• The distance between two consecutive wave crests

• The speed at which a wave travels through a medium

• The number of wave oscillations or cycles per unit of time

• The amplitude of a wave