Vocabulary
The distance travelled in one cycle.
What is the wavelength?
The equation which solves for the frequency of a wave.
What is f=v/𝝺?
The type of waves which include sound waves, seismic waves, and ocean waves.
What are mechanical waves?
The part of a light wave that determines its brightness.
What is the amplitude?
The unit for a wave's frequency.
What are Hertz (Hz)?
The maximum displacement of a particle from the rest position.
What is amplitude?
The equation which solves for the wavelength of a wave.
What is 𝝺 = v/f?
Waves which do not require a physical medium.
What is electromagnetic radiation?
The part of a sound wave that determines pitch.
What is the frequency?
What is 2?
A wave where the particles move in the same direction as the wave's energy.
What is a longitudinal wave?
The velocity of a wave with a wavelength of 20 m and a frequency of 2 Hz.
What is 40 m/s?
The form of EMR with the longest wavelength.
What are radio waves?
What are rarifaction and compression?
The direction particles move in relationship to the flow of energy in a TRANSVERSE wave.
What is perpendicular?
The total displacement of one wave cycle.
What is the wave height?
The velocity of a wave with a frequency of 10 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m.
What is 100 m/s?
The fundamental component of a light wave.
What is a photon?
The effect amplitude has on light color.
What is nothing whatsoever?
What is Mr. L's favorite animal?
What are owls?
What is the index of refraction?
The wavelength of a wave with a frequency of 200 m/s and a velocity of 1000 m.
What is 5 m?
The form of EMR with the second-highest frequency.
What are x-rays?
Where light waves converge after passing through a convex lens.
What is the focal point?
This is how you spell Mr. L's last name.
What is LarsEn?