Types of Waves
This wave moves perpendicular to the direction of the wave motion.
What are transverse waves?
The energy of waves is transformed through this process, much like a swinging pendulum.
What are vibrations?
This term refers to the number of waves that pass a point in one second.
What is frequency?
Surface wave particles move in this manner relative to wave motion.
What is both parallel and perpendicular?
Particles in a surface wave travel in this direction relative to the wave motion.
What is both parallel and perpendicular?
These waves are a combination of transverse and longitudinal waves.
What are surface waves?
This type of wave speed is influenced by the medium through which it travels.
What is wave speed?
The lowest point of a wave is known as what?
What is a trough?
The change in energy during wave motion resembles the energy transformations seen in…
What is a swinging pendulum?
Waves that travel through a medium are called?
What are mechanical waves?
These waves cause particles to move parallel to the wave's motion.
What are longitudinal waves?
A larger amplitude indicates…
What is more energy carried by the wave?
The highest point of a wave is called…
What is a crest?
The matter through which a wave travels is called…
What is the medium?
Waves that do not need to travel through a medium are?
What are electromagnetic waves?
This type of wave requires a medium to travel.
What are mechanical waves?
What do waves carry?
What is energy?
The distance a wave moves from its resting position.
What is amplitude?
n a transverse wave, particles move in this direction relative to wave motion.
What is perpendicular?
The topmost point of a wave is called...?
What is a crest?
Waves that do not need a medium and include light are called?
What are electromagnetic waves?
Waves can do this to objects.
What is work?
The distance from crest to crest or trough to trough.
What is wavelength?
In a longitudinal wave, particles move in this direction relative to wave motion.
What is parallel?
The standard unit of frequency, measuring waves per second.
What is Hertz (Hz)?