wavey details
does energy increase or decrease with increased wavelength?
what is speed will decrease?
where is the crest in a wave?
what is the highest point of the wave
what kind of waves are light made of?
what are transverse waves
This is where the particles of a longitudinal wave are crowded together
what is compression
what do we typically call the reflection of sound waves?
what is an echo
what is the equation for calculating the wavelength from frequency and speed?
what is speed/frequency
one crest of a wave to the other is known as what?
what is the wavelength
alarm clocks produce what kind of waves?
what are sound waves
this is where the particles of a longitudinal wave are spread apart
what is rarefaction
with a high amplitude would a sound be quiet or loud?
what is loud
all waves are the movement of what?
what is energy?
True or False? Amplitude is the amount of times the waves occur in a certain time.
what is false
primary waves from an earthquake are an example of what kind of wave?
What are longitudinal waves
these are the 2 main types of waves
What is transverse and longitudinal
what is the hair in the inner ear needed for?
what is turning sound into signals
bonus
what is maintaining balance
Do sound waves travel through a medium. Explain.
what is yes + any correct explanation.
AM and FM radio stations work through changing what?
what is amplitude and frequency
The main source of Ultraviolet waves on Earth is from the what?
what is the sun
this feature of a wave is the maximum distance of a wave from the middle point.
what is amplitude?
frequency is measured in units known as _____
what is hertz
why cant sound travel in space?
what is lack of particles/ no medium to travel through
Which wave would have more energy? A wave with a large wave length, small frequency, and a small amplitude or a wave with a short wavelength, high frequency, and high amplitude
What is the wave with a short wavelength, high frequency, and high amplitude
a wave on the surface of a body of water
what is a water wave?
This is what electromagnetic waves can travel through. Another word for empty space
what is a vacuum?