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Ch. 16 Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This causes the matter in the medium to move up and down or back and forth.
a)
compressional
b)
transverse
c)
medium
d)
amplitude
2.
A rhythmic disturbance that carries energy from one place to another
a)
wave
b)
medium
c)
amplitude
d)
rarefaction
3.
It is the material through
which a wave travels (solids, liquids or gasses)
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
wave
d)
medium
4.
Distance a wave varies from its crest to its resting position
a)
trough
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
wavelength
5.
The distance from crest to crest or trough to trough
a)
wavelength
b)
trough
c)
crest
d)
amplitude
6.
How many waves can pass a given point per second, measured in Hertz (Hz)
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
speed
7.
Highest point of a wave
a)
crest
b)
though
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
8.
Lowest point of a wave.
a)
trough
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
wavelength
9.
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are squeezed close together.
a)
interference
b)
rarefaction
c)
compression
d)
frequency
10.
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are pushed farther apart.
a)
rarefaction
b)
compression
c)
amplitude
d)
transverse
11.
Transverse waves which do not need a medium through which to pass on their energy.
a)
mechanical
b)
electromagnetic