Light
UV
ultraviolet
tiny waves
micro waves
blue
blue
Whats is mechanical Waves?
waves that require a medium through which to travel
a pattern of vibration that simulates a wave that is standing still
Standing Wave
black and white bones
x-ray
music waves
radio waves
green
green
A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling
Transverse waves
matter in the medium moves back and forth in the same direction the wave travels; made of compressions and rarefactions
compressional Waves
infrared
red
purple ish light
ultraviolet
pink
pink
The number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time
frequency
Longitudinal waves
Movement of the particles are parallel to the motion of the energy. Sound waves moving through the air is an example of this type of wave.
Radio wave
mics
seeing light
visible light
yellow
yellow
Electromagnetic waves
A form of energy that can move through the vacuum of space
movement of the particles are at right angles (perpendicular) to the motion of the energy. Movement of a wave through a solid object like a stretched rope or a trampoline is an example of this type of wave.
Transverse waves
gamma ray
penatrating electromagnetic wave
rays
gamma rays
black
black
Wavelength
Horizontal distance between the crests or between the troughs of two adjacent waves
particles travel in a circular motion. These waves occur at interfaces. Examples include waves in the ocean and ripples in a cup of water.
Surface waves