Waves Vocab

Question 1

Any substance that a wave moves through

Answer 1

Medium

Question 2

Waves that transfer energy through matter

Answer 2

Mechanical waves

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Transverse waves

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Longitudinal wave

Question 5

The lowest point, or valley, of a wave

Answer 5

Trough

Question 6

A transverse wave is the distance between a line through the middle of a wave and a crest or trough

Answer 6

Amplitude

Question 7

The distance from one wave crest to the very next crest

Answer 7

Wavelength

Question 8

The number of waves passing a fixed point in a certain amount of time

Answer 8

Frequency

Question 9

The bouncing back of a wave after it strikes a barrier

Answer 9

Reflection

Question 10

Is the bending of a wave as it enters a new medium at an angle other than 90 degrees

Answer 10

Refraction

Question 11

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

Answer 11

Wave

Question 12

The spreading out of waves through an opening or around the edge of an obstacle.

Answer 12

Diffraction