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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter.
wave
compression
medium
trough
crest
A material in which a wave travels
wave
compression
medium
trough
crest
The lowest points on a transverse wave
wave
compression
medium
trough
crest
The highest points on a transverse wave
wave
compression
medium
trough
crest
The regions of a longitudinal wave where the particles in the medium are closest together
wave
compression
medium
trough
crest
A wave that can travel only through matter
Mechanical wave
Electromagnetic wave
Kinetic wave
Medium
A wave that can travel through empty space and through matter
Mechanical wave
Electromagnetic wave
Kinetic wave
Medium
A wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels
Transverse wave
Longitudinal wave
Crest
Rarefaction
A wave that makes the particles in a medium
move parallel to the direction that the wave travels.
Transverse wave
Longitudinal wave
Crest
Rarefaction
The regions of a longitudinal wave where the particles in the medium are closest together
rarefaction
compression
medium
trough
crest
