Anatomy of a Wave
The highest point of a wave
What is crest
The kind of wave responsible for the transfer of energy through a medium
What is machanical Wave
Waves are used in cell phones or modern cooking
What is microwaves
The measurement of frequency in waves?
What is hertz
What is the substance through which a wave travels through?
What is medium
The lowest point of a wave
What is trough
Waves that travel throughout the Earth?
What is seismic Waves
Waves that are blocked by certain dense materials but pass through softer materials
What is x-rays
What is the term for the speed at which a wave travels through a medium?
What is wave Speed
What is the number of waves passing through a point per second?
What is frequency
The distance between two consecutive crests/troughs in a wave
What is wavelength
Waves where particles move perpendicular to the waves direction
What is transverse Waves
Waves that cause sunburns but also tanning?
What is ultraviolet Waves
What is the term describing when two lines or directions run side-by-side often used to describe wave motion in longitudinal waves?
What is parallel
What is the part of a longitudinal wave in which particles are closest together?
What is compression
The maximum distance a wave varies from its rest position
What is amplitude
Waves in which particles move parallel to the waves direction
What is longitudinal Wave
Wave that have the shortest wave length and the highest frequency?
What are Gamma Rays
What is a term describing when two lines or directions meet at a 90-degree angle, often use to describe wave motion in a transverse wave?
What is perpendicular
What is the part of a longitudinal wave where particles are spread apart?
What is rarefaction
Where a wave settles if there is no disturbance
What is rest position
Waves that move particles both up/down and back/forth combining transverse and longitudinal characteristics?
What is surface Waves
Name all of the EM waves from shortest to longest wave length.
Gamma Rays, X-ray, Ultraviolet, Visible, Infrared, Microwaves, and Radio Waves
What is the spreading of waves and obstacles or through openings?
What is diffraction
What is the interaction between waves that meet?
What is interference