Wave Basics and Types of Waves Worksheet

The highest point of a transverse wave is called the _____________.

• crest

• trough

• node

• wavelength

The lowest point of a transverse wave is called the _____________.

• trough

• crest

• node

• amplitude

The distance from one crest to the next is the ________________ of the wave.

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency

• speed

The height of a wave from rest to crest is its ____________________.

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency

• speed

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Waves that move the medium at right angles to the direction the wave is moving are called _______________ waves.

• transverse

• longitudinal

• surface

• compression

Waves that move the medium in the same direction the wave is traveling are called ______________________ waves.

• longitudinal

• transverse

• surface

• electromagnetic

In a longitudinal wave, the area where particles are close together is a _______________.

• compression

• rarefaction

• reflection

• diffraction

The area where particles are spread apart in a longitudinal wave is a _______________.

• rarefaction

• compression

• node

• antinode

_______________ is how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time.

• frequency

• amplitude

• wavelength

• velocity

The ____________________ of a wave tells how fast it travels.

• speed

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency