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Wave Properties

Quiz by Mrs. Clarici

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  • Q1
    a disturbance that transfers energy from place to place
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    wave
    wavelength
    crest
    trough
    30s
  • Q2
    ability to do work
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    energy
    30s
  • Q3
    material through which a wave travels
    medium
    30s
  • Q4
    A wave that requires a medium through which to travel
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    mechanical wave
    30s
  • Q5
    A repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion
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    vibration
    30s
  • Q6
    A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling
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    transverse wave
    30s
  • Q7
    A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels
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    longitudinal wave
    30s
  • Q8
    Highest point of a wave
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    crest
    30s
  • Q9
    Lowest point of a wave.
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    trough
    30s
  • Q10
    the part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together
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    compression
    30s
  • Q11
    a part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart
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    rarefaction
    30s
  • Q12
    maximum distance the particles of a medium carrying the wave move away from the rest position
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    amplitude
    30s
  • Q13
    The position where the wave is at rest, half way between the crest and trough. Amplitude is 0.
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    rest position
    30s
  • Q14
    the horizontal distance between two corresponding parts of a wave (ex. crest to crest; trough to trough)
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    wavelength
    30s
  • Q15
    number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time
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    frequency
    30s

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