6th Grade Ch 15, Lesson 1 (Waves) Test

Front

What does a wave transfer?

Back

energy

Front

Which type of wave is a radio wave?

Back

electromagnetic

Front

Which type of wave has rarefactions and compression?

Back

longitudinal

Front

Which type of wave is produced by movement at cracks in Earth's upper level?

Back

Seismic

Front

What is the name for the lowest point of a transverse wave?

Back

Trough

Front

What is the name for the highest point of a transverse wave?

Back

Crest

Front

What do you call a wave that can only travel through matter?

Back

Mechanical Wave

Front

A material in which a wave travels is called a ____________.

Back

Medium

Front

___________ wave is a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.

Back

Traverse

Front

______________ wave makes the particles in a medium move parallel to the direction that the wave travels.

Back

Longitudinal