Waves Characteristics

• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Wavelength
• Trough

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• Trough
• Crest
• Amplitude
• Wavelength

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A mechanical wave requires a ________.

• Motion

• Medium

• Vacuum

• Car

Match the parts of the wave to their labeled letter

• Crest

• A

• Amplitude

• C

• Resting position

• D

• Wavelength

• B

• Trough

• E

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Complete the table for the following characteristics of waves.

d

e

f

c

b

a

T

meters (m)

second (s)

λ

hertz (Hz)

f

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What does point C represent? (a)  

• Amplitude

• Trough

• Crest

• Wavelength

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The highest point on a wave is:

(a)  

• the crest

• the trough

• the top

• the coast

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Which point represents the trough?

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If a crest of a transverse wave is like the ​ (a)   of a longitudinal wave, then the ​ (b)   of a transverse wave is like the rarefaction of a longitudinal wave.

• compression

• trough

• crest

• rarefaction

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

• wave speed

refers to the

• wavelength

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

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