Parts of a Wave Vocabulary
Name:__________________________
Class:_____________
Use Textbook pg. 574-581 to match the words to their definition. Use the definitions to label the parts of the
waves in the diagrams below. Parts of a wave quiz Tuesday 3/21 at the end of class
Wave
Amplitude
Electromagnetic wave
Medium
Crest
Wavelength
Mechanical wave
Compression
Trough
Transvers wave
Longitudinal wave
1. _________________________- any disturbance that transmits energy
2. ________________________ - substance through which a wave travels. Can be solid, liquid or gas
3. Waves that need a medium are called _____________________________________
4. Waves that do NOT need a medium to travel through are_______________________________
5. __________________________ - particles in the medium move perpendicular (up and down) to the
direction the wave travels
6. Highest point of a transverse wave is called the _______________________
7. Lowest point of a transverse wave is called the _______________________
8. __________________________ - particles in the medium vibrate parallel (in the same direction) to the
direction the wave travels
9. Part of a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded together is called a _____________________
10. Part of a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart is called a ________________________
11. The distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave is called ________________
12. _________________________is the maximum distance particles of a wave’s medium vibrate from their
rest position
This is a _____________________ wave
Label the following parts: crest, trough, amplitude, and wavelength
This is a ______________________ wave
Label the following parts: compression, rarefaction, wavelength