wave 1
Wavelength
What is the highest point of a transverse wave?
crest
What is the unit for frequency?
Hertz
what is the lowest point of a wave?
trough
How does a longitudinal wave move?
Parallel
name a(n) example of transverse waves. (real life)
light wave, ocean waves, and an earthquakes
A wave travels along the what?
along the rest line
What is the height of a wave?
Amplitude
The number of oscillations per second is the...
frequency
Transverse waves can travel through what?
a medium (solid, liquid, gas)
A wave can only transfer/move...
energy
what is a mechanical wave?
waves that require a medium
Name one example of a longitudinal wave.
sound waves
What is another name for equilibrium?
Rest
What kind of waves are longitudinal waves?
mechanical waves
What is a wave where the disturbance is parallel to the direction the wave travels.
Longitudinal wave
What is a wave?
A wave is a disturbance that moves energy from on place to another.
A wave has a frequency of 25 Hz and a velocity of 125 m/s. What is the WAVELENGTH?
5 m
A wave has a wavelength that is 5m and a frequency of 25 Hz. What is the SPEED of the wave?
125 m/s
A wave has a speed of 125 m/s and wavelength of 5 m. What is the FREQUENCY?
25 Hz