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WorksheetsUnit 2, Week 1 Vocab - Properties of Waves
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the definition of a wave?
A space where no particles of matter exist
A disturbance (or vibration) that transfers energy from place to place
The height of a wave's crest
The number of waves per second
What is a mechanical wave?
A wave that requires a medium through which to travel
A form of energy that can move through the vacuum of space
The distance between two crests of a wave
A repeated back-and-forth motion
What are electromagnetic waves?
Waves that require a medium to travel through
A form of energy that can move through the vacuum of space and does not require a medium to travel through
The number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time
The height of a wave's crest
What is a medium in the context of waves?
The height of a wave's crest
Matter through which a wave travels
The number of waves per second
A repeated up-and-down motion
What does wavelength mean?
The number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time
The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave (crest to crest, or trough to trough)
The height of a wave's crest
A space where no particles of matter exist
What is amplitude?
The height of a wave's crest
The number of waves per second
The distance between two crests of a wave
Matter through which a wave travels
What does frequency refer to in waves?
The height of a wave's crest
The number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time (measured in Hertz)
A repeated back-and-forth motion
Matter through which a wave travels
What is a vacuum?
The height of a wave's crest
A space where no particles of matter exist
The number of waves per second
Matter through which a wave travels
What is a vibration?
The number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time
A repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion
The height of a wave's crest
Matter through which a wave travels
What does Hertz (Hz) measure?
The height of a wave's crest
The number of waves per second
The distance between two crests of a wave
Matter through which a wave travels
