Unit 6 vocab quiz

Question 1

the position where no net force is acting on an object

Answer 1

equilibrium position

Question 2

the pull back toward equilibrium position

Answer 2

restoring force

Question 3

a wave that requires a medium through which to travel

Answer 3

Mechanical wave

Question 4

a wave that can travel through a vacuum without a medium

Answer 4

Electromagnetic wave

Question 5

a wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels

Answer 5

transverse wave

Question 6

a wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels

Answer 6

Longitudinal wave

Question 7

Highest point of a wave

Answer 7

crest

Question 8

lowest point of a wave

Answer 8

trough

Question 9

the distance between two corresponding parts on successive waves

Answer 9

wavelength

Question 10

the maximum displacement from the equilibrium position to a crest or trough

Answer 10

Amplitude

Question 11

the number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in 1.00 seconds

Answer 11

frequency

Question 12

the amount of time it takes to complete one wave cycle

Answer 12

period

Question 12

matter through which a wave travels

Answer 12

wave medium

Question 13

the interference that occurs when two waves combine to make a wave with a larger amplitude

Answer 13

constructive interference

Question 14

the interference that occurs when two waves combine to make a wave with a cancelled out amplitude

Answer 14

Destructive interference

Question 15

a wave that appears to stand in one place, even though it is really two waves interfering as they pass through each other

Answer 15

standing wave