Lesson 1 and 2 Vocabulary

What is a wave?

• A solid object that remains stationary

• A disturbance that carries energy, but not matter, from one place to another

• A type of particle found in solids.

• A chemical reaction that produces light.

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Mechanical waves are waves that require a ______ to travel through.

• vacuum

• space

• solid

• medium

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A medium in the context of waves is:

• the speed of the wave

• the frequency of the wave

• the amplitude of the wave

• the matter that a mechanical wave travels through

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A model in the study of waves is:

• a mathematical equation

• a type of wave

• a representation of a situation which makes important aspects easy to see

• a physical object

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A wave cycle is:

• one complete motion of the repeating pattern of a wave

• the distance between two consecutive crests of a wave.

• the time it takes for a wave to travel a certain distance.

• the height of a wave from its trough to its crest.

What is a wave pulse?

• A stationary pattern

• A continuous wave that travels indefinitely

• a wave made of a single disturbance that does not repeat

• A wave that reflects back on itself

Fill in the blank: A wave in which the matter moves in a pattern parallel to the direction that the wave travels is called a ________.

• longitudinal wave

• transverse wave

• surface wave

• electromagnetic wave

A wave made of a single disturbance that does not repeat is called a ________.

• pulse

• wave train

• oscillation

• continuous wave

Fill in the blank: One complete motion of the repeating pattern of a wave is called a ________.

• wave

• cycle

• oscillation

• frequency

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What is a transverse wave?

• A wave in which particles move parallel to the wave direction

• A wave in which particles move perpendicular to the wave direction

• A wave that does not require a medium

• A wave that travels faster than the speed of light

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