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Q: What is one complete up and down movement of a wave called?
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What are wave called when moving up and down?

A sine wave or sinusoid, forms an oscillation, or is oscillating in a regular up and down movement.


What is movement of wave called?

reflection


What wave energy causes matter in the medium to move up and down or back an forth at right angles to the wave?

The answer to your question is a longitudinal wave. The motion of the wave is parallel to the direction of the particles. An example is a sound wave.When particles move perpendicular to the direction of the wave, the wave is called a transverse wave. An example is a water wave.


Describe the rhythmic movement of a wave?

A description of the rhythmic movement of a wave is a circular pattern that goes up and down then returns to its original position. The energy of a wave goes in a forward direction.


The time it takes for one complete cycle of an electric wave is called the?

Such is called the period of the wave. The period is the reciprocal of the frequency.


What are the number of complete wave length per unit of times is called?

That's the "frequency" of the wave.


Do particles of air in a sound wave move up and down?

no, they move horizontally along the direction of the sound wave movement.


How does wave energy work?

The wave energy works by taking advantage of the down and up movement which is basically mechanical energy.


A wave ceated by a shaking rope up and down is called?

transverse wave


What is the form of wave movement called when waves bounces off of water?

Reflection


Wave like movement in the large intestine?

its called peristalsis. its helps to push food through the digestive system, like down your throat for example


What is the number of complete waves or complete cycles of a wave?

waves per unit time is called "frequency"