Vocabulary
Wave Speed
Types of Waves
Wave Characteristics
Misc.
100
Downward Displacement
What is a the trough?
100
two componets used to measure wave speed
What are frequency and wavelength?
100
Type of wave created with a slinky
What is a mechanical wave?
100
one cycle
What is a wavelength?
100
a continuous propogation
What is wave train?
200
Number of cycles per unit of time
What is frequency?
200
The unit of wave speed
What is m/s?
200
Particles vibrate parallel to the direction of the waves motion
What is a longitudinal wave?
200
highest point on a wave
What is a crest?
200
1 segment is equal to this number of wavelengths
What is 1/2?
300
A single disturbance
What is a pulse?
300
the change that occurs to a waves speed as it enters a new medium
What is slows down?
300
Particles moving perpendicular to the direction of the waves motion
What is a transverse wave?
300
the number of crests in 1 1/2 wavelengths
What is 3?
300
sections of a spring that are farther apart
What is rarefaction?
400
Measured from the equilbrium to the highest point on a wave
What is Amplitude?
400
A wavelength of 5m and frequency of 10 Hz produces this speed
What is 50m/s?
400
UV light represents this type of a wave
What is an electromagnetic wave?
400
measure of every two similar points on wave
What is wavelength?
400
Another unit used to represent frequency other than Hertz
What is 1/s?
500
another name for a vibration
What is an oscillation?
500
A wave length of 10m and a speed of 200m/s produces this frequency
What is 20 Hz?
500
The medium of a sound wave
What is air?
500
equation used to determine the wavelength
What is v/f?
500
time it takes to complete a cycle of motion
What is period?
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