1. matter energy media crests
1. A wave can make a leaf bob up and down on the water, but it cannot move the leaf toward the shore. This is because waves only transfer
matter
energy
media
crests

2. This diagram is an example of destructive interference.
True
False

3. 2. Which of these waves do NOT require a medium?
Ocean waves
Seismic waves
Sound waves
Radio waves

4. 3. Which of the following is NOT a property of a wave?
refraction
amplitude
frequency
wavelength

5. 4. When two objects, such as marimba bars and columns, vibrate at the same frequency, this occurs.
refraction
reflection
resonance
amplitude

6. 5. If a wave is traveling at a certain speed and you cut its frequency in half, what would happen to its wavelength?
The wavelength would be halved.
The wavelength would produce a standing wave.
The wavelength would remain the same.
The wavelength would be doubled.

7. Identify the type of wave:
transverse
longitudinal

8. 6. How do waves transfer energy?
Through ocean waves
By the vibration of particles in a medium
Through compression
By a combination of waves

9. 7. A section of a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded together is called a
rarefaction
compression
vibration
surface wave

10. 8. When the crests of one wave overlap the crests of another wave or waves, this occurs.
diffraction
destructive interference
constructive interference
resonant frequencies

11. 9. a periodic disturbance in a solid, liquid, or gas as energy is transmitted through a medium
frequency
amplitude
wave

12. 10. a physical environment in which phenomena occur
diffraction
transverse wave
medium
resonance

13. 11. a wave that requires a medium through which to travel
mechanical wave
transverse wave
surface wave
electromagnetic wave

14. The black arrows in the diagram show …
wavelength
frequency
amplitude
refraction

15. 12. a wave that does not require a medium
longitudinal wave
surface wave
transverse wave
electromagnetic wave

16. 13. a wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling
mechanical wave
surface wave
transverse wave
electromagnetic wave

17. 14. a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave motion
longitudinal wave
surface wave
mechanical wave
transverse wave

18. 15. a transverse and a longitudinal wave that combine at or near the boundary between two media
electromechanical wave
wavelength
surface wave
standing wave

19. 16. the number of waves produced in a given amount of time
frequency
wavelength
wave speed
amplitude

20. What is being measured in this diagram?
amplitude
wavelength
vibration
interference

21. 17. the speed at which a wave travels through a medium
frequency
wavelength
wave speed
resonance

22. 18. the maximum distance that the particles of a wave’s medium vibrate from their rest position
diffraction
interference
frequency
amplitude

23. 19. the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
frequency
wavelength
refraction
interference

24. 20. the bouncing back of a ray of light, sound, or heat when the ray hits a surface that it does not penetrate
interference
diffraction
refraction
reflection

25. 21. the combination of two or more waves that result in a single wave
standing wave
interference
resonance
refraction

26. This picture is an example of …
resonance
interference
reflection
refraction

27. 22. a pattern of vibration that simulates a wave that is standing still
standing wave
diffraction
resonance
interference

28. 23. the bending of a wave as the wave passes between two substances in which the speed of the wave differs
reflection
resonance
refraction
diffraction

29. 24. a phenomenon that occurs when two objects naturally vibrate at the same frequency
diffraction
interference
resonance

30. 25. a change in the direction of a wave when the wave finds an obstacle or an edge
diffraction
amplitude
reflection
refraction

31. 26. This diagram is an example of destructive interference.
True
False