Waves Quizizz

A mechanical wave cannot travel through...

a vacuum (empty space)

In a longitudinal wave, the particles move...?

back and forth

The highest point of a wave is?

crest

Electromagnetic waves include the following except

doing the wave at a football game

What kind of wave can travel through space?

electromagnetic waves

Amplitude reflects the amount of ____________________ in a wave.

energy

A wave carries...?

energy only

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

frequency

The units for frequency are measured in _____________.

hertz

The type of waves that require medium to pass:

mechanical waves

Cell phones use_____________waves.

microwaves

Which of the following can sound travel through?

solid, liquid, gas

What is vibration?

the back and forth movement of matter

The highest point on a wave is:

the crest

When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?

the wavelength decreases

The lowest part of the wave is?

trough

The lowest point on a wave is the:

trough

In a transverse wave, particles move...?

up and down

Sound is caused by?

vibrations

regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space

wave

A _____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.

wavelength

crest to crest or trough to trough

wavelength