Vocabulary about waves

Question 1

Distance from the rest position to the crest of a wave.

Answer 1

Amplitude

Question 2

Distance between two successive peaks or two successive troughs in awave or two similar points on a wave.

Answer 2

Wavelenght

Question 3

An oscillation or vibration that travels through space, transferringg energy from one place to another.

Answer 3

Wave

Question 4

Movement that follows the same path over and over again.

Answer 4

Vibration / Oscillation

Question 5

Lowest point of a wave.

Answer 5

Though

Question 6

Wave in which the motion of the medium is at right angles to the direction of the wave.

Answer 6

Transverse wave

Question 7

Material through which a mechanical wave travels.

Answer 7

Medium

Question 8

A wave that makes vibrate a medium.

Answer 8

Mechanical wave

Question 9

Wave in which the motion of the medium is parallel to the direction of the wave.

Answer 9

Longitudinal wave

Question 9

Highest point of a wave.

Answer 9

Creast / Peak

Question 10

Number of waves that pass a certain point every second

Answer 10

Frequency