Waves

Question 1

The highest point, or peak, of a wave

Answer 1

Crest

Question 2

The spreading out of waves as they pass through an opening or around the edges of an obstacle

Answer 2

Diffraction

Question 3

The number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given amount of time, usually one second

Answer 3

Frequency

Question 4

The meeting and combining of waves; the adding or subtracting of wave amplitudes that occurs a waves overlap

Answer 4

Interference

Question 5

A type of wave in which the disturbance moves in the same direction in which the wave travels

Answer 5

Longitudinal Wave

Question 6

A wave, such as a sound wave or a seismic wave, that transfers Kinetic energy through matter

Answer 6

Mechanical wave

Question 7

A substance through which a wave moves

Answer 7

Medium

Question 8

The bouncing back of a wave after it strikes a barrier

Answer 8

Reflection

Question 9

The bending of a wave as it crosses the boundary between two mediums at an angle other than 90 degrees

Answer 9

Refraction

Question 10

A type of wave in which the disturbance moves at right angles, or perpendicular, to the direction in which the wave travels

Answer 10

Transverse Wave

Question 11

The lowest point, or valley, of a wave

Answer 11

Trough

Question 12

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without requiring matter to move the entire distance

Answer 12

Wave

Question 13

The distance from one wave peak or crest to the next peak or crest

Answer 13

Wavelength

Question 14

The maximum distance that a disturbance causes a medium to move from its rest position; the distance between a crest or trough of a wave and line through the center of a wave

Answer 14

Amplitude