Waves

Question 1

a repeating disturbance or movement

Answer 1

wave

Question 2

movement through matter and space

Answer 2

medium

Question 3

highest point

Answer 3

crest

Question 4

lowest point

Answer 4

trough

Question 5

amplitude

Answer 5

node

Question 6

the straight line through the waves

Answer 6

rest position

Question 7

the space between the waves

Answer 7

amplitude

Question 8

the distance from the top of the crest to the top of the next crest

Answer 8

wavelength

Question 9

motion of the medium is at right angles

Answer 9

transverse wave

Question 10

particles move move along the direction of the wave

Answer 10

longitudinal/compression wave

Question 11

dense region of compressional

Answer 11

compression

Question 12

less dense region of the compressional

Answer 12

rarefiction

Question 13

the number of one wave lengths in one second

Answer 13

frequency

Question 14

energy carried by vibration

Answer 14

sound

Question 15

the amount of energy that flows through a certain area

Answer 15

intensity

Question 16

is our perception on intensity

Answer 16

loudness

Question 17

the amount we hear it in

Answer 17

decibels

Question 18

is our perception on how high or low a sounds frequency is

Answer 18

pitch