Transverse vs. Longitudinal Waves
This wave has crests and troughs
What is a transverse wave?
This wave requires a medium
What is a mechcanical wave?
Measured from crest to trough
What is wavelength?
Medium that sound travels the fastest through
What is a solid?
Measures pitch
What is frequency?
This wave can not travel in a vacuum
What is a mechcanical wave?
Measured from compression to rarefraction
What is wavelength?
Medium that sound does not travel in
The higher the pitch
This is a water wave
What is a mechcanical wave?
Measured from the resting point
What is amplitude?
Medium that sound travels the slowest through
What is a gas?
The lower the frequency
What is the lower the pitch?
This wave has compressions and rarefraction
What is a longitudinal wave?
This wave can travel in a vacuum
What is an electromagnetic wave?
The higher the amplitude
What is the higher the volume?
Medium that light travels the fastest through
What is a vacuum?
Measures volume
What is amplitude?
This wave does not require a medium
What is an electromagnetic wave?
The higher the frequency
What is the higher the energy?
Medium that light travels the slowest through
What is a gas?
The higher the volume
What is the higher the amplitude?