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A type of wave which moves matter forward and backward in the medium in the same direction as the wave?
What is a Longitudinal Wave?
When two or more waves meet at a point, the resultant displacement is the algebraic sum of the displacements of the individual waves.
What is Principle of Superposition?
The number of wavelengths that pass a given point per second
What is Frequency?
The point on the wave that is undisturbed.
What is equilibrium?
The highest point of a transverse wave.
What is a crest?
A type of wave which moves matter in right angles in the direction of the wave?
What is a Transverse Wave?
The region of a longitudinal wave where the particles are close together.
What is compression?
The unit of frequency is...
What is Hertz?
The type of wave which is emitted from the Sun and does not need a medium to travel.
What is an Electromagnetic wave?
It is an example of a longitudinal wave.
What is a sound wave?
A type of wave which does not need a matter to transfer energy?
What is electromagnetic?
The distance between two like points in a wave.
What is a wavelength?
The matter that mechanical waves travel through is known as ____________.
What is a Medium?
The measure of how high or low a wave is
What is an Amplitude?
It is the region of a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread out.
What is Rarefaction?
High frequency waves have _______ wavelengths.
What is SHORT wavelength?
The main type of wave that uses matter to transfer energy.
What is a Mechanical Wave?
The time for a single wave to pass a given point.
What is a period?
The lowest point of a transverse wave.
What is a Trough?
The type of wave which moves matter in right angles in the direction of the wave.
What is a Transverse wave?
The spreading of waves after it leaves a gap or opening.
What is diffraction?
Mechanical waves are caused when a source of energy causes a medium to...
What is Vibrate?
It is created by a disturbance that caries energy and NOT matter.
What is a Wave?
It has compressions and rarefactions.
What is a Longitudinal Wave?
It is a slide with several slits.
What is a diffraction grating?