Study Guide - Topic 2: Lesson 1 Vocabulary

What is the term for the following definition? A disturbance that carries energy and travels in a repeating pattern.

• Wave

• Particle

• Force

• Current

What is the term for the following definition? The greatest height of a wave from its resting position.

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Period

What is the term for the following definition? The distance between similar points on a wave.

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Velocity

What is the term for the following definition? The number of times a wave repeats itself in a certain amount of time.

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Velocity

What is the term for the following definition? A wave that moves and carries energy perpendicular to the particles it travels through.

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Surface

• Standing

What is the term for the following definition? The top point of a transverse wave.

• Crest

• Trough

• Node

• Amplitude

What is the term for the following definition? The bottom point of a transverse wave.

• Trough

• Crest

• Node

• Amplitude

What is the term for the following definition? A wave that moves in the same direction as the particles it travels through.

• Longitudinal

• Transverse

• Electromagnetic

• Surface

What is the term for the following definition? To relocate.

• Transfer

• Retain

• Ignore

• Destroy

Label the wave. Identify which wave has high frequency and which has low frequency in the given diagram.

• The top wave is high frequency, the bottom wave is low frequency.

• The top wave is low frequency, the bottom wave is high frequency.

• Both waves have the same frequency.

• The bottom wave is high frequency, the top wave is low frequency.