Waves

Question 1

Wave

Answer 1

A repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter and space

Question 2

Medium

Answer 2

What waves pass through

Question 3

Crest

Answer 3

Highest point on a wave

Question 4

Trough

Answer 4

Lowest point on wave

Question 5

Node

Answer 5

Where waves meet the rest position

Question 6

Rest Position

Answer 6

Midline

Question 7

Amplitude

Answer 7

Rest position to the crest or trough

Question 8

WaveLength

Answer 8

Distance from the top of the crest to the top of the next crest

Question 9

Transverse Wave

Answer 9

Motion of the medium is at right angles to the direction of travel

Question 10

Longitudinal Wave

Answer 10

Particles move along the direction of the wave

Question 11

Compression

Answer 11

Dense region of Compression Waves

Question 12

Rarefaction

Answer 12

Less dense region of Compression Waves

Question 13

Frequency

Answer 13

Number of times a wave passes one point in one second

Question 14

Sound

Answer 14

Energy Carried by vibration of matter

Question 15

Intensity

Answer 15

The amount of energy that flows through a certain area in a specific time

Question 16

Loudness

Answer 16

Our perception to intensity

Question 17

Decibels

Answer 17

Measurement of sound intensity

Question 18

Pitch

Answer 18

Our perception of high or low a sound’s frequency is