Wave Types
This is the general term for a wave that needs a medium (matter) to travel.
What is a Mechanical Wave?
The low, lowest point of a transverse wave.
What is the Trough?
The number of waves that pass a fixed point in one second is known as this property.
What is Frequency?
The mathematical formula used to find a wave's speed.
What is Speed = Wavelength x Frequency?
The official name for the tiny plastic or metal tube at the end of a shoelace.
What is an Aglet?
This type of wave is described by particles moving perpendicular (at a right angle) to the direction of energy.
What is a Transverse Wave?
The region of a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart, creating low pressure.
What is a Rarefaction?
What property of a wave is directly used to measure its total energy?
What is Amplitude?
A wave has a wavelength of 4 meters and a frequency of 5 Hz. What is its speed?
What is 20 m/s?
A group of these large, loud birds is commonly called a "murder."
What are Crows?
Sound and seismic P-waves are examples of this type, where particles move parallel to the direction of energy.
What is a Longitudinal Wave?
This is the distance from the equilibrium to the crest/trough.
What is Amplitude?
When a wave has a High Frequency, its wavelength must be this. Also name the type of relationship.
What is Short (inverse relationship)?
A wave has a speed of 30 m/s and a frequency of 6 Hz. What is its wavelength?
What is 5 m?
This famous video game character was originally named "Jumpman" in his first appearance in the 1981 game Donkey Kong.
Who is Mario?
This type of wave, which includes light and X-rays, does not need a medium and can travel through space.
What is an Electromagnetic Wave?
Label the two key features of a longitudinal wave. (Spread out/Squished together)
What are Compression and Rarefaction?
A wave's frequency triples, while its speed remains constant. Describe the immediate effect on its wavelength and its total energy.
What is: The Wavelength decreases to one-third its size (inverse relationship), and the Energy increases (direct relationship with frequency)?
A wave travels at 10 m/s and has a wavelength of 0.5 meters. What is its frequency?
What is 20 Hz?
This actor later became the governor of California.
Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger?
A sound wave and a light wave are both created in a classroom. Which one reaches a listener first, and why?
What is the Light Wave, because Electromagnetic Waves travel much faster than Mechanical Waves?
Describe particle movement in relation to how the energy travels in a wave.
Transverse: Perpendicular; Longitudinal: Parallel
A high-energy wave has both high amplitude and high frequency. What would this mean for sound (pitch and loudness)?
What is a Loud (high amplitude) and High-Pitched (high frequency) sound?
A wave has a wavelength of 10 meters and a frequency of 2 Hz. If its amplitude doubles, what is the new wave speed?
What is 20 m/s?
This is the only muscle in the human body that is attached at only one end.
What is the Tongue?