Wave Vocab Part 1

Which diagram shows the wavelength of a wave?

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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

If the wavelength of a wave increased, what would happen to the frequency?

• decrease

• increase

• stay the same

Which transverse wave has the highest frequency?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Amplitude

The _______ is the size or height of a wave, measured from the equilibrium to the crest or trough.

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

The _______ of a wave is how many waves pass a given point every second.

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

Frequency is measured in _______.

• Hertz (Hz)

• Meters per second

• Meters

• Newtons

In this diagram of a transverse wave, A is showing the wave's _____ and B is showing the wave's _____.

• amplitude, trough

• amplitude, crest

• wavelength, trough

• wavelength, crest