Longitudinal vs. Transverse
This type of wave has particle motion parallel to the direction of wave propagation.
What is a longitudinal wave?
These waves require a medium to travel through, such as air, water, or solids.
What are mechanical waves?
This is the unit used to measure the frequency of sound waves.
What is Hertz?
This formula relates the speed of a wave to its frequency and wavelength.
What is v = fλ?
This is the range of wavelengths visible to the human eye.
What is visible light?
In this type of wave, particles move perpendicular to the direction of wave travel.
What is a transverse wave?
This type of mechanical wave travels through solids, liquids, and gases.
What is a sound wave?
This term describes the distance between successive compressions in a sound wave.
What is wavelength?
If a wave has a frequency of 10 Hz and a wavelength of 2 meters, what is its velocity?
What is 20 m/s?
This color of light has the shortest wavelength in the visible spectrum.
What is violet?
Sound waves are primarily classified as this type of wave.
What is a longitudinal wave?
This is the term for waves that can travel through a vacuum.
What are electromagnetic waves?
This is the speed of sound in air at room temperature (20°C).
What is approximately 343 meters per second?
This is the period of a wave with a frequency of 5 Hz.
What is 0.2 seconds?
This phenomenon occurs when light bends as it passes from one medium to another.
What is refraction?
An example of this type of wave is light, which does not require a medium to travel.
What is a transverse wave?
This type of wave can be classified as either longitudinal or transverse based on particle motion.
What are mechanical waves?
This phenomenon occurs when sound waves reflect off a surface.
What is an echo?
If the velocity of a wave is 300 m/s and its frequency is 150 Hz, what is its wavelength?
What is 2 meters?
This is the term for the dispersion of light into its constituent colors.
What is a spectrum?
This phenomenon occurs when a longitudinal wave compresses and rarefies the medium
What is a compression and rarefaction?
This is the primary difference between mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves.
What is the requirement of a medium?
This is the term for the change in frequency of a wave in relation to an observer moving relative to the source.
What is the Doppler effect?
This calculation determines the frequency of a wave if its period is 0.25 seconds.
What is 4 Hz?
This is the speed of light in a vacuum, approximately.
What is 3 x 10^8 meters per second?