Wave Vocabulary

A disturbance in matter that transfers energy from place to place. Fill in the blank: __________

• Wave

• Particle

• Current

• Field

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The highest point on a wave. Fill in the blank: __________

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

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The lowest point on a wave. Fill in the blank: __________

• Trough

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

The distance between corresponding points of two consecutive waves. Fill in the blank: __________

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Velocity

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The maximum displacement of a point of a wave from the rest position. Fill in the blank: __________

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Velocity

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The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a second. Fill in the blank: __________

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Velocity

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The time taken to produce one complete wave. Fill in the blank: __________

• Period

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

The unit for measuring the frequency of a wave. Fill in the blank: __________

• Hertz

• Newton

• Pascal

• Joule

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How far a wave travels in an amount of time. Fill in the blank: __________

• Speed

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

The material through which a wave travels. Fill in the blank: __________

• Medium

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

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