Parts of the Wave Quiz

This is the highest part of the wave.  Number 3 in the diagram.

• Trough
• Crest
• Amplitude
• Resting Point

This is the measurement from trough to trough or crest to crest. Number 1 in the diagram.

• Crest
• Trough
• Wavelength
• Amplitude

This is the farthest away a wave can move from its resting point in either direction. Number 2 in the diagram.

• Crest
• Wavelength
• Trough
• Amplitude

This is the lowest point of a wave. Number 4 in the diagram.

• Crest
• Trough 
• Amplitude
• Resting Point

This is the place where the wave meets the medium. It is not numbered in the diagram but is shown.

• Crest 
• Trough
• Resting Point
• Amplitude

A mechanical wave requires a ________.

• Motion
• Medium
• Vacuum
• Car

True or False Transverse waves can travel through a vacuum as well as a medium.

• True
• False