Vocab Test 9

Question 1

Medium

Answer 1

Any material that a wave travels through

Question 2

Longitudinal wave

Answer 2

To move medium parrlel direction in which waves travel

Question 3

Transverse waves

Answer 3

Waves that move the medium at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels. Up and down

Question 4

Crest

Answer 4

High part of a transversal wave

Question 5

Trough

Answer 5

Low part of a transverse wave

Question 6

Amplitude

Answer 6

Measurement of half way from the rest to the bottom point.

Question 7

Compression

Answer 7

Where the coils are close together

Question 8

Rarefaction

Answer 8

Parts where wave(medium) is spread out rarified

Question 9

Wavelength

Answer 9

Distance between 2 corresponding parts of a wave

Question 10

Frequency

Answer 10

Number of waves per second

Question 11

Mechanical wave

Answer 11

A wave that requires a medium in which to travel

Question 12

Electromagnetic wave

Answer 12

A transverse wave that transfers electromagnetic and magnetic energy

Question 13

Rest position

Answer 13

Located half way between the crest and the trough

Question 14

Wave

Answer 14

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another