Waves 1
Waves 2
Waves 3
Vocabulary
Vocabulary pt 2.
100

Which type of wave moves matter forward and backward in the medium in the same direction as the wave?

Longitudinal Wave.

100

What is being transferred with a wave?

Energy

100
The number of wavelengths that pass a given point per second
Frequency
100

What is the energy of a sound called?

loudness

100
The high point of a transverse wave
crest
200
Which type of wave moves matter in right angles in the direction of the wave?
Transverse Wave.
200

A compressional wave is also known as a _________ 

longitudinal wave

200
The matter that mechanical waves travel through is known as ____________.
Medium
200

The middle line in a transverse wave.

Equilibrium

200

When the frequency of a wave triples, the energy of the wave ________

triples

300

Which type of wave needs a matter to transfer energy?

mechanical

300

The distance between two like points in a wave

Wavelength

300

The amplitude is measured by the distance between ________ and the ________.

rest position to the crest/trough

300
The measure of how high or low a wave is
Amplitude
300

What is the region of a longitudinal wave where the particles are close together?

Compression

400

High frequency waves have _______ wavelengths.

SHORT

400

What is the main type of wave that uses matter to transfer energy?

Mechanical Wave

400
The rhythmic disturbance that caries energy and NOT matter
a Wave!
400
The low point of a transverse wave
Trough
400

What property makes a light wave different from all mechanical waves?

Light does not require a medium to travel.

500

The law of Conservation of Energy states that....

energy cannot be created or destroyed. 

500

What kind of wave does our sun emit/produce?

Electromagnetic wave

500

Why are soft materials used in auditoriums/band rooms?

They absorb sounds.

500

Crest is to Trough as Compression is to ___________.

Rarefraction

500
Which of the following is a compressional wave caused by colliding air molecules? A. Color Wave B. Light Wave C. Sound Wave D. Gamma Wave
C. Sound Wave
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