Waves Vocabulary

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

• Compression
• Crest
• Medium
• Rarefaction
• Trough

The highest point on a transverse wave.

• Compression
• Crest
• Medium
• Rarefaction
• Trough

The region of a longitudinal wave where the particles in the medium are farther apart.

• Compression
• Crest
• Medium
• Rarefaction
• Trough

The lowest point on a transverse wave.

• Compression
• Crest
• Medium
• Rarefaction
• Trough

A material in which a wave travels.

• Compression
• Crest
• Medium
• Rarefaction
• Trough

What is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter?

• Absorption
• Medium
• Wave
• Wavelength

Which statement best describes a mechanical wave?

• A wave that can travel through empty space and through matter.
• A wave that can travel only through matter.
• Occurs when waves that overlap combine to form a new wave.
• The distance from one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave.

A transverse wave is a wave in which the disturbance is ______________ to the direction the wave travels.

• Parallel
• Perpendicular
• Equal
• Important

A longitudinal wave is a wave that makes the particles of a medium move _____________ to the direction that the wave travels.

• Parallel
• Perpendicular
• Both Parallel and Perpendicular

An electromagnetic wave is a wave that can travel through empty space and matter..

• True
• False