Waves
Wave Anatomy
Wave Properties
Wave Behavior
Can You Hear Me?
100

Waves that need a medium in order to travel?

What is a mechanical wave?

100
The highest point on a transverse wave
What is the crest?
100

This measurement is made from one crest to the next crest, or from one trough to the next trough

What is wavelength?

100
When you look in a mirror, you see yourself because of this wave behavior
What is reflection?
100
Sound waves travel fastest in this phase of matter
What are solids?
200
Waves that do not require a medium to travel through
What is an electromagnetic wave?
200
The lowest point on a transverse wave
What is the trough?
200
The number of wave crests that pass by a fixed point in one second is called this
What is frequency?
200
When an underwater fish appears to be in a different location than it actually is, it's due to this wave behavior.
What is refraction?
200
Sound waves travel faster as the temperature ___.
What is increases (gets hotter, etc)?
300
A water wave is an example of this kind of mechanical wave
What is a transverse wave?
300

The area of tightly-squeezed together particles in a compressional wave

What is a compression?

300

The amount of time it takes for a wave to complete one full complete cycle?

What is a period?

300

When a wave bends as it passes from air into water?

What is refraction?

300

Sound waves are usually measured in ....

What is hertz?

400
Wave where the medium moves back-and-forth in the same direction as the wave is traveling in
What is a compressional wave?
400
The area where particles are spread apart in a compressional wave
What is a rarefaction?
400
Mechanical waves travel fastest in ____, and slowest in ____.
What are solids and gases (has to be that order).
400

If you increase the amplitude of a sound wave what are you changing about the sound? 

What is the volume? 

400

The reflection of sound can be used to identify objects. Some species can emit short, high frequency sound waves toward a certain area. This process is called.

What is echolocation?

500
Waves where the medium moves at right angles to the direction the wave is traveling in
What is a transverse wave?
500

The position on a transverse wave where the wave has no energy.

What is the rest position?

500
The measurement of how much energy a mechanical wave has
What is amplitude?
500

If you change the amplitude of a light wave what are you adjusting on the light itself?

What is the brightness?

500

A sound wave's pitch changes as you adjust this specific part of a wave....

What is the frequency?

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