Word Bank: Match each term with the sentence below

Electromagnetic Wave Medium Matter
Mechanical Wave Crest Compression
Longitudinal Wave Trough Rarefaction
Transverse Wave Energy Wavelength

__________: The highest point of a transverse wave

__________: The area in a longitudinal wave where the particles are close together.

__________: The ability to move or change an object, or what a wave carries.

__________: A wave that is caused when energy causes a vibration through a medium.

__________: Type of electromagnetic wave in which the energy runs at right angles to the wave.

__________: Type of mechanical wave in which the energy flows parallel to the wave.

__________: A wave that can travel through empty space, like light waves

__________: The lowest point of a transverse wave.

__________: Area in a longitudinal wave in which the particles are spread out.

__________: The material through which a mechanical wave travels.