Transverse Wave
What is the top and the bottom of the wave?
Crest and trough
When the waves are close together
compression
What do mechanical waves only travel through
A medium
what can some of these waves travel through
empty spaces
How do you find speed
Speed = wavelength+frequency
What does transverse mean?
Across
when the waves are far apart
rarefaction
what do ocean waves travel through
Water
Is a microwave a example of a mechanical wave
True or false
TRUE
How do you find frequency
Frequency= speed/wavelength
What way does the disturbance move?
Perpendicular
What way does it move
parallel
What do sound waves travel through
Air
Is a uv light a example of a mechanical wave
True
How do you find wavelength?
Wavelength= speed/frequency
What is the distance of two corresponding parts of a wave?
Wavelength
What is an example of a longitudinal wave
sound wave
Give an example that a wave can travel through.
any solid
Is a paint a example of a mechanical wave
False
What is frequency measured in
Hertz
The distance between the resting point to either the crest or trough
Amplitude
Describe a longitudinal wave
A wave that looks like a slinky and is in loops going both directions
Why doesn't a mechanical wave travel through a vaccum
because there is no matter
Is a chair a mechanical wave
NO
What is frequency
the number of waves per second