Chap. 15 Waves-vocabulary (15 Terms)

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1.

What is the unit of measurement for frequency?
- A.
  
  Gram
- B.
  
  Joule
- C.
  
  Hertz
- D.
  
  Speed
2.

What is a number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time?
- A.
  
  Amplitude
- B.
  
  Compression
- C.
  
  Rarefaction
- D.
  
  Frequency
3.

What is the material through which a wave travels?
- A.
  
  Crest
- B.
  
  Trough
- C.
  
  Medium
- D.
  
  Wave
4.

What is a wave that that occurs at the surface between two medium?
- A.
  
  Surface wave
- B.
  
  Trough
- C.
  
  Longitudinal wave
- D.
  
  Wave
5.

What is a wave that requires a medium through which to travel?
- A.
  
  Transverse wave
- B.
  
  Longitudinal wave
- C.
  
  Surface wave
- D.
  
  Mechanical wave
6.

What is a repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion?
- A.
  
  Frequency
- B.
  
  Wave
- C.
  
  Vibration
- D.
  
  Compression
7.

What is the part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together?
- A.
  
  Compression
- B.
  
  Rarefaction
- C.
  
  Crest
- D.
  
  Trough
8.

Which wave moves the medium "parallel" to the direction in which the wave travels?
- A.
  
  Surface wave
- B.
  
  Transverse wave
- C.
  
  Mechanical wave
- D.
  
  Logitudinal wave
9.

Which wave moves the medium in a direction "perpendicular" to the direction in which the wave travels?
- A.
  
  Longitudinal wave
- B.
  
  Surface wave
- C.
  
  Transverse wave
- D.
  
  Mechanical wave
10.

What is the "highest part" of a transverse wave?
- A.
  
  Compression
- B.
  
  Crest
- C.
  
  Trough
- D.
  
  Amplitude
11.

What is the maximum distance the particles of a medium move away from their rest positions as a wave passes through a medium?
- A.
  
  Amplitude
- B.
  
  Compression
- C.
  
  Crest
- D.
  
  Trough
12.

What is a disturbance that transfers energy from place to place?
- A.
  
  Compression
- B.
  
  Wave
- C.
  
  Wavelength
- D.
  
  Trough
13.

What is the "lowest part" of a transverse wave?
- A.
  
  Crest
- B.
  
  Trough
- C.
  
  Amplitude
- D.
  
  Frequency
14.

What is the part of the longitudinal wave where the particles of a medium are "far" apart?
- A.
  
  Trough
- B.
  
  Compression
- C.
  
  Rarefaction
- D.
  
  Crest
15.

What is the distance between the "crest" of one wave and the "crest" of the next?
- A.
  
  Wavelength
- B.
  
  Wave
- C.
  
  Medium
- D.
  
  Surface wave

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