- 1. a disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another
A) impulse B) thermal energy C) mechanical Wave D) reaction force
- 2. the material through which a wave travels
A) medium B) ethernet C) fiber D) fabric
- 3. the highest point of a transverse wave
A) crest B) compression C) rarefaction D) trough
- 4. the lowest point of a transverse wave
A) crest B) amplitude C) wavelength D) trough
- 5. a wave that causes a medium to vibrate at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels
A) thermal wave B) vibrational wave C) longitidunal wave D) transverse Wave
- 6. an area of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together
A) crest B) rarefaction C) compression D) trough
- 7. an area of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are spread out
A) amplitude B) rarefaction C) compression D) frequency
- 8. a wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels
A) longitudinal Wave B) node C) interference wave D) transverse wave
- 9. a wave that travels along a surface separating two media
A) surface Wave B) polynomial wave C) submarine wave D) deep wave
- 10. What type of wave is illustrated here?
A) longitidunal wave B) transverse Wave
- 11. What type of wave is illustrated here?
A) transverse wave B) longitudinal Wave
- 12. What is the name of the part of the wave by # 4?
A) wavelength B) crest C) amplitude D) trough
- 13. What is the name of the part of the wave by # 2?
A) crest B) amplitude C) wavelength D) trough
- 14. What is the name of the part of the wave by # 3?
A) crest B) amplitude C) wavelength D) trough
- 15. What is the name of the part of the wave by # 1?
A) trough B) amplitude C) wavelength D) crest
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