Wave Quizs

Trough

• Highest point of a wave

• Lowest point of a wave

• Midpoint of a wave

• Wave frequency

medium

• A type of wave

• Material through which a wave travels

• A measurement of frequency

• A method of sound production

Hertz

• The unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second

• A measure of electrical resistance

• A unit of energy equivalent to one joule per second

• A term used to describe the speed of light

Rarefaction

• A part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart

• A part in a transverse wave where the particles are tightly packed

• A type of wave that travels through a vacuum

• A region in a wave where the amplitude is at its maximum

longitudinal wave

• A wave in which the vibration of the medium is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels

• A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels

• A wave that travels through a vacuum without a medium

• A wave that oscillates in two dimensions

transverse wave

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

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

• A wave that does not require a medium to travel

• A wave that travels in a circular motion

mechanical wave

• A wave that requires a medium through which to travel

• A wave that can travel through a vacuum

• A wave that is produced by electromagnetic fields

• A wave that does not require a medium to propagate

Frequency

• The number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time

• The speed of sound in a medium

• The amplitude of a wave

• The distance between two consecutive peaks

Compression

• The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.

• The part of a transverse wave where the particles are far apart.

• The area in a wave where energy is lost due to friction.

• The point in a wave where the amplitude is at its maximum.

Amplitude

• Height of a wave

• Width of a wave

• Frequency of a wave

• Speed of a wave