The material a wave travels through is called...
medium
As the wavelength increases, the frequency...
decreases.
The electromagnetic wave with the highest frequency and shortest wavelength is...
gamma
The number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given unit of time.
frequency
The distance from a crest of a wave to the next crest of a wave is called...
wavelength
True or False: If a wave has a short wavelength, it also has a low frequency.
False
The amount of energy in a wave; the distance from the rest position to the highest point on a wave is called...
amplitude
The highest point on a wave is called...
crest
Wave frequency is measured in the unit of...
Hertz
List the visible spectrum in order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength.
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
Sound waves have the best quality when travelling through which medium?
solid
Waves transfer...
energy
What type of wave is a light wave: longitudinal or electromagnetic?
electromagnetic
Longitudinal or transverse?
transverse
True or false: Sound waves need to travel through a medium, or material.
True
Longitudinal or transverse?
Longitudinal
What type of wave is a sound wave: longitudinal or electromagnetic?
longitudinal
The electromagnetic wave with the lowest frequency and longest wavelength is...
radio waves
List the waves in order from lowest frequency to highest frequency.
radio, micro, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, x-ray, gamma
What are the two types of waves?
longitudinal and mechanical
What type of wave can cause sunburns and even skin cancer?
UV (ultraviolet)
The lowest point on a wave is called...
trough