Vocabulary Test Waves

A wave that requires a medium to travel through.

A mechanical wave that travels through a medium by compression and rarefaction.

A wave in which the particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of wave travel.

The region in a longitudinal wave where particles are closest together.

The region in a longitudinal wave where particles are farthest apart.

A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of wave travel.

The highest point of a transverse wave.

The lowest point of a transverse wave.

A point on a standing wave with no displacement.

The maximum distance a wave's particles move from their rest position.