Waves Vocab (Basics)

What do all waves transfer?

• Matter

• Heat

• Electricity

• Energy

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Which of the following can waves transfer energy through?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• empty space

• all of the above

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What is the bottom of a wave?

• trough
• crest

What is the top of a wave?

• trough
• crest

A wave is a disturbance that transfers:

• matter
• energy

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What is the letter d showing?

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

• amplitude

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What the letter b showing?

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

• amplitude

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What is the letter a showing?

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

• amplitude

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_____ waves have vibrations that run parallel to the direction the wave travels, and _____ waves have vibrations that run perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.

• transverse, longitudinal

• longitudinal, transverse

_______ is the distance between waves, measured from one crest to the next crest.

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Amplitude