Wave Properties

What happens when a mechanical wave travels through a medium?

• Waves are transferred
• Energy is transferred
• Mass is transferred
• Particles are transferred

Which type of wave has a wave perpedicular to the disturbance?

• surface
• mechanical
• transverse
• longitudinal

What unit is used to measure frequency?

• centimeters (cm)

• meters (m)

• hertz (Hz)

• miles per hour

Waves are a transfer of what?

• Heat
• Light
• Energy
• Food

The highest point on a wave is:

• the crest
• the trough
• the top
• the coast 

The lowest point on a wave is the:

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Trough
• Wavelength

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

• frequency
• period
• longitudinal 
• transverse wave 

The type of waves that require medium to pass:

• Mechanical Waves
• Electromagnetic Waves

When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?

• The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
• The wavelength increases.
• The wavelength decreases.
• More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is the ____.

• crest

• trough

• amplitude

• wavelength