Vocabulary Starter Quiz - Properties of Waves
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- Q1
The high points of a transverse wave are called
Crests
30s - Q2
The low points of a transverse wave are called
troughs
30s - Q3
A less dense region of a longitudinal wave are called
rarefaction
30s - Q4
A more dense region of a longitudinal wave are called
compressions
30s - Q5
The measure of the size of the disturbance from a wave is called
Amplitude
Wavelength
Frequency
Period
30s - Q6
The amount of time it takes one wavelength to pass a point is called the
Period
Amplitude
Frequency
Wavelength
30s - Q7
The distance between two crests of a transverse wave or two compressions of a longitudinal wave is called
Frequency
Amplitude
Wavelength
Period
30s - Q8
The number of wavelengths that pass a fixed point each second is called the
Wavelength
Amplitude
Period
Frequency
30s