Waves - Science

Question 0

Energy

Answer 0

The ability to do work or cause change.

Question 1

Wave

Answer 1

A disturbance involving the transfer of energy from place to place.

Question 2

Medium

Answer 2

The material through which a wave travels.

Question 3

Mechanical Waves

Answer 3

A wave that requires a medium through which to travel.

Question 4

Vibration

Answer 4

A repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion.

Question 5

Transverse Wave

Answer 5

A wave that vibrates the medium at right angles, or perpendicular, to the direction in which the wave travels.

Question 6

Crest

Answer 6

A high point on a transverse wave.

Question 7

Trough

Answer 7

A low point in a transverse wave.

Question 8

Longitudinal Wave

Answer 8

A wave that moves the medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.

Question 9

Compression

Answer 9

The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.

Question 10

Rarefaction

Answer 10

The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart.

Question 11

Surface Waves

Answer 11

This wave is a combination of transverse and longitudinal waves.