Types of Waves
Parts of Waves
Wave Math
100

A(n) ______ requires a medium

Mechanical Wave

100

The distance between one point on a wave and the nearest one just like it is called _______

Wavelength

100

What unit is wave frequency measured in

Hertz(Hz)

200

This wave involves up and down particle motion

Transverse Wave

200

The _____ of a wave is the amount of time it takes one wavelength to pass a point

Period

200

What is the wave speed equation

V = f(wavelength)

300

What type of wave is a sound wave

Longitudinal Wave

300

The rest position of a wave is in the (top,bottom,middle) of a ________ wave

Middle, Transverse

300

What would the wave speed equation look like to solve for wavelength

wavelength=v/f

400

If it can't travel through a vaccum it is a ________ wave, and if it can it is an _________ wave

Mechanical, Electromagnetic

400

A _____ is the less dense part of a _________, and a _____ is the more dense region of the wave.

Rarefaction, Longitudinal Wave, Compression

400

What is the speed of an EM wave that has a frequency of 200Hz and a wavelength of 4m, answer in meters per second(m/s)

800m/s

500

If a sound wave is a transverse/longitudinal wave, then what kind of wave is an EM wave

Transverse wave

500
If a wave's frequency increases, what happens to its wavelength if the wave speed stays the same

The wavelength decreases

500

A pod of dolphins communicates underwater using a sound wave with a frequency of 2000Hz. If the speed of sound in saltwater is 1000m/s, what is the wavelength of the dolphin's sound wave?

0.75m

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