Wave Vocabulary Worksheet

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a disturbance that moves through matter or through empty space.

• wave

• particle

• field

• force

Fill in the blank: A ______ wave has vibrations of particles of matter that move back and forth at right angles to the direction that the wave is traveling.

• transverse

• longitudinal

• surface

• mechanical

Fill in the blank: A ______ wave has vibrations of particles of matter that move in the same direction as the wave is traveling.

• longitudinal

• transverse

• surface

• standing

Fill in the blank: A ______ is the material through which a wave travels.

• medium

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Fill in the blank: The ______ is the distance from one point on the wave to a corresponding point on the next wave.

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency

• velocity

Fill in the blank: The ______ of a wave is the number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time.

• frequency

• amplitude

• wavelength

• velocity

Fill in the blank: The ______ is the total distance a wave moves (oscillates) from its resting position.

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

• velocity

Fill in the blank: The ______ is the valley or lowest point between two crests.

• trough

• peak

• ridge

• summit

Fill in the blank: The _______ is the peak or highest point on a wave.

• crest

• trough

• amplitude

• wavelength

What is the lowest point between two crests called?

• Trough

• Crest

• Wavelength

• Medium