Mechanical Waves
Waves
Frequency
Vocabulary
Danica
150

Mechanical waves only travel through a ?

Medium

150

What does a longitudinal wave look like?

Squished together like a slinky.

150

Speed = what?

Wavelength and Frequency.

150

Where is the Crest located?

The highest point of the wave or the peak or valley.

150

What is Danica's favorite color?

Teal or Hot Pink

250

Ocean waves travel through ?

Water (liquid)

250

What does a transverse wave look like?

Far apart like on a graph.

250

Wavelength= what?

Speed divided by frequency

250

Where is the Trough located?

The lowest point of the wave.
250

What is Danica's favorite candy?

The BLUE slime licker

400

Sound waves travel through ?

Air (gas)

400

Longitudinal waves moves what?

Parallel to the direction that the waves are traveling.

400

Frequency= what?

Speed divided by wavelength

400

Where is the rest point at?

The line in the middle, in between the wave.

400

What is Danica's favorite place to shop

It Depends, love them all.

But probably Target or Sephora.


500

A wave can travel along a ?

Rope (solid)

500

The distance between 2 corresponding parts of a ?

Wave

500

Measured in units called

Hertz

500

What does compression mean?

Particles are closer together.

500

What is Danica's favorite song?

Party Girl

650

Transverse waves move the medium at ?

Right angles

650
What is amplitude?

From the rest point to the crest.

650

1 vibration per second= what?

1 Hertz

650

What does Rarefaction mean?

Particles are spread out.

650

What is Danica's favorite type of Jewelry and what color?

Earings and Braclets 

Color is gold.

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