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Waves in air, fluids and solids MatchUp

Target Level
4-5
Running Total
0
0%
Attempt
1 of 3

Click on a top box, then click on its match below. Or, drag a top box and drop it onto the correct match. Match all pairs before clicking ‘Check’.

Reflection
Wave speed
Transverse
Transmission
Period
Amplitude
Absorption
Wavelength
Hertz (Hz)
Frequency
Longitudinal
A wave which moves at right-angles to its own oscillations
A wave which moves in the same direction as its own oscillations
The distance between two peaks of a wave
The number of times a wave oscillates per second
The time taken for a single oscillation
The maximum displacement of a wave
Unit of frequency
The rate that a wave appears to move
A wave continuing in the same direction after interacting with a boundary between media
A wave interacting with a boundary between media and travelling back into the medium it was originally in
A wave meeting a boundary and not continuing on

This is your 1st attempt! You get 3 marks for each one you get right. Good luck!

Pass Mark
75%