Wave Vocab Quiz

A wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels

• transverse wave

• longitudinal wave

• mechanical wave

• matter wave

Two lines that intersect to form right angles

• transverse wave

• parallel

• longitudinal wave

• perpendicular

Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake

• electromagnetic waves

• seismic waves

• sound waves

• solar waves

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Definition: the lowest points on a transverse wave

• Amplitude

• Crests

• Wavelength

• Troughs

Definition: A wave that moves the medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.

• longitudinal wave

• perpendicular

• mechanical wave

• transverse wave

Definition: two lines in the same plane that do not intersect

• parallel

• frequency

• matrix

• perpendicular

The height of a wave from the center to the top of the crest (or the bottom of the trough).

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Compression

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The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart.

• Amplitude

• Rarefaction

• Compression

• Frequency

Material through which a wave travels.

• Energy

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Medium

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Definition: The ability to do work or cause change.

• Energy

• Wavelength

• Medium

• Power

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