VOCAB #13: Waves: Properties and Behaviors

The number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second

• frequency

• amplitude

• compression

• rarefaction

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The highest point on a transverse wave

• trough

• crest

• amplitude

• wavelength

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A wave that can travel only through matter

• longitudinal wave

• electromagnetic wave

• mechanical wave

• transverse wave

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the lowest point on a transverse wave

• crest

• compression

• rarefaction

• trough

region of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are farthest apart

• rarefaction

• compression

• crest

• trough

A wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels

• longitudinal wave

• mechanical wave

• electromagnetic wave

• transverse wave

The maximum distance a wave varies from its rest position

• frequency

• wavelength

• crest

• amplitude

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A wave in which the disturbance is parallel to the direction the wave travels

• longitudinal wave

• mechanical wave

• transverse wave

• electromagnetic wave

A region of a longitudinal wave where the particles in the medium are closest together

• rarefaction

• compression

• crest

• trough

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter

• crest

• trough

• wave

• wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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