WAVES Worksheet

A disturbance that travels through space and matter transferring energy from one place to another is called a:

• wave

• frequency

• crest

• trough

Waves that require a medium (example: sound waves or water waves) are called:

• electromagnetic spectrum

• frequency

• wave

• mechanical wave

Waves that are generated by charged particles (example: microwave) are called:

• mechanical wave

• wavelength

• electromagnetic wave

• electricity

Waves where the disturbance moves perpendicular to the direction of the wave are called:

• amplitude

• transverse waves

• reflection

• crest

Waves where the disturbance moves in the same direction as the wave are called:

• longitudinal waves

• refraction

• mechanical wave

• vibration

______ is a measure of the strength or intensity of the wave.

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency

• vibration

A disturbance that travels through space and matter transferring energy from one place to another is called a:

• wave

• frequency

• crest

• trough

Waves that require a medium (example: sound waves or water waves) are called:

• electromagnetic spectrum

• frequency

• wave

• mechanical wave

Waves that are generated by charged particles (example: microwave) are called:

• mechanical wave

• wavelength

• electromagnetic wave

• electricity

Waves where the disturbance moves perpendicular to the direction of the wave are called:

• amplitude

• transverse waves

• reflection

• crest