Ch 1: Waves

Question 1

What is causing the wave?

Answer 1

The boots are creating a disturbance.

Question 2

Energy is transferred from the ________ to the ________.

Answer 2

boots to the water

Question 3

Energy from ______________ makes waves in the oceans.

Answer 3

the wind

Question 4

What is a disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space?

Answer 4

a wave

Question 5

What is the highest part of the wave?

Answer 5

crest

Question 6

What is the distance from one wave’s crest to the next wave’s crest?

Answer 6

wave length

Question 7

What is the lowest part of the wave?

Answer 7

trough

Question 8

What is the vertical distance from a wave’s through to its crest?

Answer 8

wave height