Waves Vocabulary Quiz

What is the term used to describe the number of waves that pass a fixed point in one second?

• Wavelength

• Wave Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wave Velocity

Which term refers to the speed at which a wave travels through a medium?

• Wave Period

• Amplitude

• Wave Velocity

• Crest

What is the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs in a wave called?

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Compression

• Rarefaction

Which term describes the maximum height of a wave from the rest position?

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Medium

What is the time taken for one complete cycle of a wave to pass a given point?

• Wave Frequency

• Wave Period

• Wavelength

• Hertz

What is the unit of frequency, equivalent to one cycle per second?

• Hertz

• Meter

• Second

• Joule

Which type of wave has oscillations that are parallel to the direction of wave travel?

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Surface Wave

What type of wave has oscillations that are perpendicular to the direction of wave travel?

• Longitudinal Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Mechanical Wave

In a longitudinal wave, what is the region where particles are closest together called?

• Rarefaction

• Compression

• Crest

• Trough

In a longitudinal wave, what is the region where particles are furthest apart called?

• Compression

• Rarefaction

• Crest

• Trough