Question 1

A wave that requires a medium (matter). Can be transverse or longitudinal.

Accepted Answer

Mechanical Wave

Answer

Water Wave

Answer

Electromagnetic Wave

Answer

Infrared Wave

Question 2

A wave that can move thru matter or thru a vacuum.

Accepted Answer

Electromagnetic Wave

Answer

Longitudinal Wave

Answer

Mechanical Wave

Answer

Transverse Wave

Question 3

A wave in which the disturbance is parallel the direction the wave travels.

Accepted Answer

Longitudinal Wave

Answer

Transverse Wave

Answer

EM Wave

Answer

Mechanical Wave

Question 4

A wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.

Accepted Answer

Transverse Wave

Answer

Mechanical Wave

Answer

Longitudinal Wave

Answer

EM Wave

Question 5

The highest point of a wave.

Accepted Answer

Crest

Answer

Trough

Answer

Frequency

Answer

Amplitude

Question 6

The lowest point of a wave.

Accepted Answer

Trough

Answer

Rest

Answer

Frequency

Answer

Crest

Question 7

The area of high pressure in a longitudinal wave where the particles are close together.

Accepted Answer

Compression

Answer

Rarefaction

Answer

Crest

Answer

Rest

Question 8

The area of low pressure in a longitudinal wave where the particles are far apart.

Accepted Answer

Rarefaction

Answer

Rarefraction

Answer

Compression

Answer

Crust

Question 9

Occurs when a wave strikes a barrier and bounce back.

Accepted Answer

Reflection

Answer

Absorption

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Diffraction

Answer

Refraction

Question 10

Vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard.

Accepted Answer

Sound

Answer

Frequency

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Pitch

Answer

Noise

Question 11

The bending of a wave as it moves from one medium to a different medium.

Accepted Answer

Refraction

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Absorption

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Amplitude

Answer

Reflection

Question 12

When matter captures light or sound waves and changes it to heat.

Accepted Answer

Absorption

Answer

Pitch

Answer

Reflection

Answer

Diffraction

Question 13

The bending of a wave around a barrier.

Accepted Answer

Diffraction

Answer

Refraction

Answer

Reflection

Answer

Pitch

Question 14

The amount of energy in a wave measured from rest position to the top of the crest.

Accepted Answer

Amplitude

Answer

Crest

Answer

Frequency

Answer

Rest

Question 15

The number of waves that pass a certain point in a given amount of time.

Accepted Answer

Frequency

Answer

Trough

Answer

Rest

Answer

Pitch

Question 16

The highness or lowness of a sound which is dependent on the frequency.

Accepted Answer

Pitch

Answer

Wavelength

Answer

Sound

Answer

Frequency

Question 17

The distance between one point on a wave to the same point on the next consecutive wave.

Accepted Answer

Wavelength

Answer

Rest

Answer

Crest

Answer

Trough

Question 18

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.

Accepted Answer

Wave

Answer

Medium

Answer

Amplitude

Answer

Frequency

Question 19

Anything that has mass and volume.

Accepted Answer

Matter

Answer

Medium

Answer

Vacuum

Answer

Weight

Question 20

A space in which there is no matter.

Accepted Answer

Vacuum

Answer

Matter

Answer

Medium

Answer

Wave

Question 21

Matter that waves move through. (solid, liquid, gas)

Accepted Answer

Medium

Answer

Wave

Answer

Matter

Answer

Hertz

Question 22

The unit for frequency

Accepted Answer

Hertz

Answer

Decibel

Answer

Meters

Answer

Pounds

Question 23

States that the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection.

Accepted Answer

Law of Reflection

Answer

Reflection

Answer

Diffraction

Answer

Refraction

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