Transverse
Longitudinal
Wave Properties
Disney Movies
Wave Interactions
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Transverse waves move in this direction 

Perpendicular

100

Longitudinal waves move in this direction

Parallel

100

The distance between one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave. 

Wavelength 

100

She finally leaves her tower and finds adventure (and her true love) with the help of a thief named Flynn Rider.

Tangled

100

The bouncing of a wave off a surface

Reflection

200

Tying a string to the wall and moving your hand up and down is an example of this type of wave. 

Transverse

200

Moving a slinky back and forth in your hands is an example of this wave. 

Longitudinal 

200

The number of times the pattern repeats itself. 

Frequency

200

This character lives in the fictional city of San Fransokyo. You may recognize him from his popular saying "balalala"

Baymax 

200

The transfer of energy by a wave to the medium through which it travels. 

Absorption

300

This type of wave requires a medium to travel. 

Mechanical Wave 

300

True or False: you can hear sound waves in Space 

False

300

The maximum distance that the wave moves from its rest position. 

Amplitude

300

This film follows a boy named l who visits the Land of the Dead to learn about his family’s history.

Coco

300

The passage of a wave through a medium

Transmission 

400

A transverse wave is created by this shape. 

Alternating crests and troughs 

400

This process creates a longitudinal wave

Alternating periods of rarefaction and compression

400

A material in which a wave travels. 

Medium

400

This movie stars a video game villain who wants to be a hero and shows him traveling through arcade games to find his purpose.

Wreck-It Ralph?

400

The change in direction of a wave when it travels by the edge of an object or through an opening. 

Diffraction

500

These are the two most well-known forms of transverse waves

water and light 

500

This is the most well-known form of longitudinal wave

Sound

500

A disturbance that transfers energy without transferring matter. 

Wave

500

In Zootopia, this bunny cop teams up with a sly fox to crack a missing mammals case—but her name is as sweet as her demeanor.

Judy Hopps?

500

Is constructive or destructive interference when two waves combine to form a larger wave? 

Constructive 

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