Name that Wave
What part is that?
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this and that
100
It can't fix a car, but this does requires a medium through which to travel.
What is a mechanical wave?
100
This is the highest part of a transverse wave, not toothpaste.
What is a crest?
100
The maximum distance the particles of a medium move away from their rest positions as a wave passes through the medium.
What is amplitude?
100
The part of a longitudinal wave shown by the arrow. longitudinal wave (to see, highlight all below, then right-click to go to site) https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/KxjU3tO2x68FmkyYYPoVgGt1dW8f4vZmU1AMVeYgHuefWurEfzDGNnDVlRdamUl6MqNDxD5286DOWm_JvonuUxecZWw1g7oacBJdmSJT4b-p1zBZDOq9ryWilu_tPUcB_LvQq9vh
What is compression?
100
The material (not too big, and not too small) through which a wave travels.
What is a medium?
200
A wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels.
What is a transverse wave?
200
The lowest part of a transverse wave.
What is a trough?
200
The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave.
What is wavelength?
200
The part of a longitudinal wave shown by the arrow in diagram. (to see, highlight address below, then right-click to go to address) https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/aX8Zl3wl3UwH5SmH-p3Bm_alvQHGHxCB7atxaopLPH0EK_ggJ6nLL2m_C2Y7u9CRUY0TQH8M8_ZY0vvdKETHQDvdw9yen133NTdKUw8r1bk8xaMFufd4_fYJs7myda6YuMVgPOJ0
What is rarefaction?
200
A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place.
What is a wave?
300
A wave that moves the medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.
What is a longitudinal wave?
300
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
What is a compression?
300
The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.
What is frequency?
300
The part of a transverse wave shown in diagram (to see diagram, highlight address below, then right-click to go to site). https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/whjChOFAr0M18nu9yGzzy4a-Ly6ifukawvzbTgf0VQoPEiBIxsIvFuWvXXgg49Fp11Ibga6zMtnmF1oFnCTswjfx54RsBtjIDk7Jm21aQ3CeXI6W7TMKLJLCcktd9nvUATiClNNX
What is crest?
300
The part of a transverse wave that is shown by the arrow in the diagram (to see diagram, highlight address below, right-click and select go to address). https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/6Q2euICTLNOlORm8ys8TZU5DXNLTuUUw08Rx2NsCII9LGer7zBCY-FmORPi-8fH8nzvC5-ZjT5SiXKG9k_p0wTSkd6Y0qn_APZm2Dn1DuPnGa2fbCDcSAx4wmAUZKoCKqfnCh29B
What is amplitude?
400
A wave that only goes across the surface of the Earth and is the slowest of all seismic waves.
What is a surface wave?
400
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart.
What is a rarefaction?
400
Unit of measurement for frequency.
What is a hertz (Hz)?
400
The part of a transverse wave shown in diagram (to see diagram, highlight address below, right-click & select go to address). https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/gCGF94a4k4HsfLeuA3ryBvRy_XpsWMejeaE7qjm4uMfSMNfd-Vym10MM_-0XekgayHxvn-AVTRkh_3GgpmhwC4T57XBSevC6_UFhD9T52X8-zLKOdxLb_lB28JACT_ccjGEzmp7w
What is trough?
400
A huge surface wave on the ocean caused by an underwater earthquake.
What is a tsunami?
500
A longitudinal seismic wave.
What is a P wave?
500
The part of a wave that shows how much energy the wave is carrying.
What is the amplitude?
500
A transverse wave that carries a lot of energy has this description of amplitude.
What is a high amplitude?
500
The part of a transverse wave shown in diagram (to see diagram, highlight address below, right-click and select go to address). https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/uPWA_fYHLbubJ-gdMu3LJk6vB0JLJToRorMg8pixKoNnr1T9-5zBrtd5Bdk7O-tPj7yLdHApHtCe9bUvYGoqBIJNrki1nFFMrbPCsEFcaT_PDTqpeJcJLjyL8wOjSEbM0fIudr7r
What is wavelength?
500
These are transverse seismic wave.
What are S waves?
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