Waves

Nature of Waves

100

This type of wave does not need a medium to transmit energy.

Electromagnetic 

200

This type of wave wave needs a medium to travel

Mechanical 

300

This type of wave vibrates particles perpendicular to the energy travel

Transverse

400

This type of wave vibrates particles parallel to the energy travel

Longitudinal 

500

A solid, liquid, or gas that a wave travels through

Medium

Wave Properties

100

This is the maximum distance that particles vibrate

Amplitude

200

This is the distance between a point on a wave to the identical point on the next wave

Wavelength 

300

This is the number of waves produced in one second measured in Hertz

Frequency 

400

This is where particles are spread out in a longitudinal wave

Rarefaction

500

This is the lowest point particles vibrate in a transverse wave

Trough

Wave Interactions

100

This is wave pass though a substance

Transmission

200

This is when waves bend around a barrier or through an opening

Diffraction

300

This is when a wave bends as passes from one medium to another

Refraction

400

This is when a wave bounces off an object

Reflection

500

When seeing the color red the red light waves are reflected while all other colors are being 

Absorbed 

Wave Jumble

100

This is the wave speed of a wave that has a frequency of 20 Hz and wavelength of 50 m

1000 m/s

200

This is the wavelength of a wave that has a wave speed of 5000 m/s and a frequency of 125 Hz 

40 m

300

This frequency produces longer waves

Lower Frequency

400

This color would produce the longest wavelength

 Red

500

This color would have the highest frequency

Violet (Purple)

Wave Energy

100

This wavelength would indicate lower energy

Longer wavelength

200

This amplitude would indicate higher energy

High Amplitude

300

This frequency would indicate lower energy

Lower frequency

400

This frequency produces a higher pitch sound

Higher Frequency

500

This amplitude would produce a bright light

Higher Amplitude