Waves
What is the crest?
crest is the highest part of the wave (the top)
What is an example of a conductor?
How is voltage measured?
Voltage is measured in volts
What is period?
the time it takes for one complete cycle of oscillation.
what is contact forces
Forces that require direct contact between objects
What is wavelength?
Wavelength is the space between two crests
How does direct contact work?
This heat transfer happens when two objects are physically touching each other.
What type of energy is voltage?
voltage is potential energy
What is frequency?
The number of cycles completed by an object in one second.
what is non contact force?
Forces that can act at a distance
What is amplitude?
Amplitude is the distance from the crest to the resting point of the wave
What is conduction?
Conduction of heat or electricty through direct contact
What is voltage?
voltage is the "push" or "pressure" that drives electrons through a circuit
What is amplitude?
the maximum distance an object moves away from its equilibrium position during oscillation
how can force be measured in?
newtons
What is a wave?
a repeated disturbance that travels through a medium, transferring energy from one place to another without moving the particles of the medium itself.
Conduction primarily transfers what kind of energy?
heat energy
voltage also called potential difference, electric pressure, or electric tension
What is spring constant?
a measure of how stiff a spring is
what is force equation?
F=ma
What symbol represents wavelength?
Wavelength is often represented by the Greek letter lambda (λ)
what else can be transfered with a conductor?
Conduction differs from convection (where heat is transferred by the movement of fluids like air or water) and radiation (where heat is transferred through electromagnetic waves).
Why can voltage be compared to water?
Think of voltage like water pressure in a water pipe, the higher the pressure (voltage), the more water (current) will flow.
what is phase?
Describes the initial position and direction of motion at time t=0
what is vector quantity?
Force has both magnitude (how strong the push or pull is) and direction (the way the push or pull is acting).