Waves Review

What does a wave carry from place to place?

• energy

• matter

• people

The highest point on a transverse wave is the

• compression

• crest

• rest position

• trough

The lowest point on a transverse wave is the

• compression

• crest

• rest position

• trough

The lowest point on a transverse wave is the

• compression

• crest

• rest position

• trough

A wave that can travel through matter and empty space is a:

• electromagnetic wave

• longitudinal wavy

• transverse wave

Sound travels in which kind of wave?

• Longitudinal waves

• Transverse waves

Light waves and water waves travel in what type of waves?

• Transverse waves

• Longitudinal waves

Which wave has the greatest amplitude?

• The blue wave
• The red wave

A disturbance that repeats regularly in space and time and that transmits energy from one place to another with no transfer of matter.

• waves

• wave speed

• frequency

transfers energy through compressions and rarefactions in the material through which the wave travels.

• transverse waves

• longitudinal waves

• frequency