Activity 2: Fill Me!

amplitude
frequency
period
crest
Hertz
rarefaction
compression
longitudinal
transverse
electromagnetic
mechanical
wavelength

Directions: Fill in the blanks below using the words inside the box.

1. Wave motion that is parallel to the wave direction is describe as___________wave.
2. The time to make one complete cycle is____________.
3. The distance between successive crests of a wave is_____________.
4. Wave motion that is perpendicular to wave direction describes a__________wave.
5. The number of waves that passes a given point in time is__________.
6. ________is a kind of wave that does not need a medium.
7. The highest point of a wave is called__________.
8. The unit for frequency is________.
9. The part of a longitudinal wave where there are fewer particles is called____________.
10. A region in a medium of longitudinal wave where molecules are packed is called____________.​