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Name that Wave
What part is that?
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Draw that Wave
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100
This wave does requires a medium through which to travel.
What is a mechanical wave?
100
This is the highest part of a transverse wave.
What is a crest?
100
The maximum distance the particles of a medium move away from their rest positions as a wave passes through the medium. The height of the wave.
What is amplitude?
100
Transverse
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100
The material through which a wave travels.
What is a medium?
200
A wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular or at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels.
What is a transverse wave?
200
The lowest part of a transverse wave.
What is a trough?
200
The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave. Crest to crest or trough to trough.
What is wavelength?
200
Longitudinal
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200
A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place.
What is a wave?
300
A wave that does not require a medium and can travel through empty space.
What is an electromagnetic wave?
300
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
What is a compression?
300
The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.
What is frequency?
300
Label the parts of a Transverse Wave
Crest Trough Amplitude Frequency
300
These waves help see your bones?
X-Ray
400
A wave that appears to go back and forth and up and down.
What is a surface wave?
400
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart.
What is a rarefaction?
400
Unit of measurement for frequency.
What is a hertz (Hz)?
400
Longitudinal
Compression Rarefaction
400
A huge surface wave on the ocean caused by an underwater earthquake.
What is a tsunami?
500
Another name for a longitudinal wave.
What is a compressional wave.
500
A point in the middle of the wave where the crest and trough meet.
What is the resting position?
500
The frequency of 50 waves that pass a point in one second?
What is 50 Hz?
500
Surface Wave
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500
These Waves travel in space and help cure cancer?
Gamma Rays