Waves

Question 1

1. The transfer of energy without transferring matter:

Answer 1

Waves

Question 2

2. The highest point or peak of a wave:​

Answer 2

Crest

Question 3

3. The lowest point or valley of a wave:

Answer 3

Trough

Question 4

4. The distance from the resting point to the crest of a wave: ​

Answer 4

Amplitude

Question 5

5. The distance from crest to crest or trough to trough in a wave:

Answer 5

Wavelength

Question 6

6. The number of waves that pass a given point in a set period of time:

Answer 6

Frequency

Question 7

7. Time for a complete cycle to pass a given point:​

Answer 7

Period

Question 8

8. Matter through which a mechanical wave travels:

Answer 8

Medium

Question 9

9. A wave in which the energy travels perpendicular to the direction of the disturbance:

Answer 9

Transverse Waves

Question 10

A wave that does not need a medium to travel through:​

Answer 10

Electromagnetic Waves

Question 11

11. A wave in which the energy travels in the same direction as the disturbance:​

Answer 11

Longitudinal
Wave

Question 12

12. The point in a longitudinal wave where the matter is pushed closer together:

Answer 12

Compression

Question 13

13. The point in a longitudinal wave where the matter is spaced farther apart:

Answer 13

Rarefraction

Question 14

14. When waves strike a surface and bounce back in another direction:

Answer 14

Reflection

Question 15

15. The bending of waves as they pass through a material:

Answer 15

Refraction

Question 16

16. Waves spread out as a result of passing through a narrow aperture or around an edge of material:​

Answer 16

Diffraction