Unit 3 (Waves)

Question 1

Wave

Answer 1

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

Question 2

Medium

Answer 2

Any substance that a wave moves through

Question 3

Mechanical Waves

Answer 3

Waves that transfer energy through matter

Question 4

Transverse Waves

Answer 4

The direction in which the wave travels is perpendicular is perpendicular to the direction of the disturbance

Question 5

Longitudinal Wave

Answer 5

The wave travels the same direction of the disturbance

Question 6

Crest

Answer 6

Highest Point, or peak, of a wave

Question 7

Trough

Answer 7

Lowest Point, or valley, of a wave

Question 8

Amplitude

Answer 8

The distance between the middle of a wave and a crest

Question 9

Wavelength

Answer 9

The distance from one wave crest to the very next wave crest

Question 10

Frequency

Answer 10

The number of waves passing a fixed point in a certain amount of time

Question 11

Visible Light

Answer 11

The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves detectable by the human eye

Question 12

Sound

Answer 12

A type of wave that is produced by a vibrating object and that travels through matter