Waves Review

A ___________ is matter such as a solid, liquid, or gas that a wave travels through.

• amplitude

• medium

• wave

• crest

_______ is the amount of energy in a wave.

• trough

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency

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The highest point of a wave is called the ________.

• trough

• amplitude

• crest

• longitudinal

A _______ is a disturbance that transfers energy.

• wave

• transverse

• longitudinal

• frequency

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____________ is the distance from any point on one wave to the same point on another wave.

• wavelength

• amplitude

• particles

• compression

The number of vibrations in a given amount of time that determines pitch is called _____________.

• rarefaction

• wave energy

• frequency

• amplitude

The lowest point on a wave is called the _______.

• crest

• trough

• transverse

• longitudinal

This is a __________ wave.

• transverse

• longitudinal

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True or False:

In a transverse wave, the particles move up and down.

• True

• False

This is a ________ wave.

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

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