Waves Vocab

What do we call the substance a wave travels through?

• Medium
• Object
• Wave material
• Liquid

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What type of wave is this?

• Sound wave
• Longitudinal wave
• Matter wave
• Transverse wave

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______ is the amount of cycles that pass by in one second.

• Period
• Wavelength
• Frequency
• Amplitude

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______ Is the amount of time it takes for one cycle to pass by.

• Frequency
• Period
• Wavelength
• Compression

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What is the compressed part of a longitudinal wave called?

• Rarefaction
• Compression
• Peak
• Valley

What type of wave MUST have a medium to propogate?

• Mechanical wave
• Transverse wave
• Electromagnetic wave
• Visible light

________ is the spread out part of a longitudinal wave.

• Compression
• Peak
• Rarefaction
• Trough

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What do we call the distance peak to peak on a wave?

• Wavelength
• Amplitude
• Period
• Frequency

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_____ is the reinforcement of a natural frequency by an outside force.

• Driving
• Frequency
• Velocity
• Resonance

What is the only type of wave that does not need a medium to propagate?

• Mechanical wave
• Longitudinal wave
• Electromagnetic wave
• Transverse wave

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