Types of Waves
Vocabulary
Properties of Waves
More Waves
Wave Trivia
100
This type of wave needs a medium
mechanical wave
100

This is the distance from one crest to the next

What is wavelength

100

The area where particles are spread apart in a longitudinal wave is called _____________.

Rarefaction

100
This is where the particles of a longitudinal wave are crowded together
What is compression
100

What happens to wavelength when wave frequency increases?

What is wavelength decreases

200
X-rays and microwaves are examples of these types of waves
What is electromagnetic
200
this is any substance through which a wave can travel
What is a medium
200
This is The distance from crest to crest, or from trough to trough
What is wavelength
200
this is where the particles of a longitudinal wave are spread apart
What is rarefaction
200

When an object moves faster than sound, it creates a 

What is sonic boom

300
This is any disturbance that transmits energy through matter or empty space
What is a wave
300
This is the highest point of a transverse wave
What is a crest
300
This is the number of waves produced in a certain amount of time
What is frequency
300
These are the two main types of waves
What is transverse and longitudinal
300
This means to be at right angles
What is perpendicular
400
This is a waves where the particles vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave
What is longitudinal wave
400
This is the lowest point of a transverse wave
What is a trough
400

This is the maximum distance that the particles of a wave vibrate from the resting position

What is amplitude

400
Sound waves are examples of what type of wave?
What is mechanical or longitudinal
400
This is how a surface wave forms
What is when a transverse & longitudinal wave combine
500
This is a wave where the particles vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the wave
What is a transverse wave
500
This is what electromagnetic waves can travel through. Another word for empty space
What is a vacuum
500
If you increase the wavelength, what happens to the frequency?
What is it decreases
500

Light waves are examples of what type of wave?

What is transverse or electromagnetic

500

This is the unit we use to measure frequency in waves

What is Hertz (Hz)

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