1) only carries energy, not matter a) Amplitude b) Wave c) Mechanical d) Trough 2) vibrating material moves the opposite direction of the wave itself, example: electromagnetic waves a) Amplitude b) Medium c) Longitudinal Wave d) Transverse Wave 3) vibrating material moves in the same direction as the wave itself a) Longitudinal Wave b) Long wavelength c) Compression d) Transverse Wave 4) the solid, liquid, or gas that a wave travels through a) Crest b) Wave c) Transverse Wave d) Medium 5) the highest point of a wave, also called the peak a) Amplitude b) Frequency c) Crest d) Rarefaction 6) located at the bottom of a wave, the lowest point a) Long wavelength b) Trough c) Short wavelength d) Frequency 7) one complete wave cycle, measured from crest to crest or trough to trough a) Long wavelength b) Rarefaction c) Trough d) Wavelength 8) a measurement of how much energy a wave is carrying, measured from resting point to highest or lowest point a) Longitudinal Wave b) Amplitude c) Electromagnetic d) Long wavelength 9) the number of crests that pass a given point in one second a) Long wavelength b) Trough c) Electromagnetic d) Frequency 10) unit used to measure the frequency of waves a) Amplitude b) Hertz c) Transverse Wave d) Wave 11) low frequency, low energy a) Amplitude b) Electromagnetic c) Frequency d) Long wavelength 12) high frequency, high energy a) Amplitude b) Short wavelength c) Medium d) Hertz 13) region in a longitudinal wave where the waves are close together a) Wave b) Long wavelength c) Compression d) Crest 14) region in a longitudinal wave where the waves are far apart a) Rarefaction b) Compression c) Hertz d) Medium 15) Examples include radio waves and x-rays, they do not require a medium to travel through a) Electromagnetic b) Medium c) Amplitude d) Rarefaction 16) require a medium to travel through, examples include sound and seismic waves a) Compression b) Short wavelength c) Mechanical d) Long wavelength

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