EM spectrum properties

The number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second

• frequency

• amplitude

• compression

• rarefaction

The highest point on a transverse wave

• trough

• crest

• amplitude

• wavelength

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

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

• longitudinal wave

• mechanical wave

• transverse wave

• electromagnetic wave

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

• crest

• trough

• wave

• wavelength

material in which a mechanical wave travels

• trough

• crest

• wavelength

• medium

The distance from one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it

• frequency

• amplitude

• rarefaction

• wavelength

Which wave has a greater frequency?

• A
• B

As the wavelength increases the frequency...

• decreases

• increases

• stays the same (no effect)