Unit 3 Waves Study Guide

A ________ is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.

• wave

• medium

• transverse

• longitudinal

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A(n) ________ is the material through which a wave travels.

• medium

• wave

• transverse

• object

The high points of a wave are called ___________.

• crests

• trough

• amplitude

• frequency

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The lowest parts of a wave are called __________.

• crest

• trough

• frequency

• amplitude

In a ________ wave, particles move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels, or parallel to the wave.

• longitudinal

• transverse

• mechanical

• princess

Particles move perpendicularly to the direction the waves travels in a _____________ wave.

• longitudinal

• transverse

• mechanical

• princess

_____________ waves require a medium to travel through.

• transverse

• longitudinal

• mechanical

• electromagnetic

A disturbance in electric and magnetic fields is a(n) __________ wave.

• transverse

• mechanical

• longitudinal

• electromagnetic

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_________ is a measure of how far the particles in the medium move away from their normal rest position.

• Amplitude

• Volume

• Frequency

• Hertz

___________ is the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave.

• Hertz

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Height

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