Waves Vocabulary Quiz

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Waves Vocabulary Quiz

• You will have 40 Seconds to write the correct
  term on your answer sheet.

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The highest part of a transverse wave
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Happens when 2 waves interact to create a wave
with a smaller amplitude
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The part of a longitudinal wave where the
particles of the medium are closer together
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The number of waves that pass a point per
second.Measured in Hertz (Hz)
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Material through which a wave travels.
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A wave that requires a medium through which to
travel.
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When 2 waves combine to form a wave with a larger
amplitude
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A repeated back and forth or up and down motion.
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The bouncing back of a wave
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A surface wave on the ocean caused by an
underwater earthquake
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The distance between the crest of one wave and
the crest of the next.
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Part of a longitudinal wave where the particles
of the medium are far apart
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A wave produced by an earthquake
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Used to measure frequency. Can be read as
waves or cycles per second
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The maximum distance that the particle of the
medium move from the rest position as a wave
passes through.(height of the wave measured
from the middle)
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The angle that a wave as it comes into a surface.
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The angle of the wave as it bounces off the
surface.
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Type of seismic wave that moves faster. A
longitudinal or compressional earthquake wave.
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The lowest part of a transverse wave.
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A disturbance that transfers energy from place to
place.
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The bending of waves when they enter a different
material or medium
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A slower moving seismic wave. A transverse
earthquake wave.
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A type of wave where the particles of the medium
move at right angles (perpendicular) to the wave
motion
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Type of wave where the particles of the medium
move parallel to the direction of the wave motion
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Answers

• Crest
• Destructive interference
• Compression
• Frequency
• Medium
• Mechanical wave
• Constructive interference
• Vibration
• Reflection
• Tsunami
• Wavelength
• rarefaction

• Seismic wave
• Hertz
• Amplitude
• Angle of incidence
• Angle of reflection
• Primary wave (P-wave)
• Trough
• Wave
• Refraction
• Secondary Wave (S-wave)
• Transverse wave
• Longitudinal wave