Name that Wave
requires a medium through which to travel.
a mechanical wave
This is the highest part of a transverse wave
What is a crest?
The maximum distance the particles of a medium move away from their rest positions as a wave passes through the medium.
What is amplitude?
The bouncing back of an object or a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass.
What is reflection?
The material (not too big, and not too small) through which a wave travels.
What is a medium?
A wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels.
What is a transverse wave?
The lowest part of a transverse wave.
What is a trough?
The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave.
What is wavelength?
true or false: two waves can occupy the same space at the same time
true
A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place.
What is a wave?
A wave that moves the medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.
What is a longitudinal wave?
the combination of two overlapping waves
What is superposition?
The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.
What is frequency?
name an example of a standing wave
guitar
free points
A wave that appears to stand in one place, even though it is really two waves interfering as they pass through each other.
What is a standing wave?
the maximum displacement from equilibrium
What is a amplitude?
Unit of measurement for frequency.
What is a hertz (Hz)?
The interaction between waves that meet.
What is contructive interference?
free points
solve:
given:f=28Hz v=340m/s λ=ν/f
12m
solve:
given:v= 3.00 x10^8m/s f=88x10^6 Hz λ=? λ=ν/f
1 x10^-10
true or false: energy is directly proportional to amplitude
true
v in λ=ν/f stands for
velocity
name 3 waves
transverse, sine, standing