Waves - General
Mechanical Waves
Waves Vocabulary
Engineering Design Process
100
What are two things that all waves must do?
Travel in a back and forth pattern of motion, and transfer energy.
100
Can a mechanical wave travel through a vacuum?
NO!
100
Usable power that can be transferred or converted.
energy
100
what is the name of the product you test to collect data on?
prototype
200
What is the tallest point of a wave called? 
crest
200
What type of medium do ocean waves travel through?
Water
200
A substance or material (solid, liquid, gas)
Medium
200
What are the limiting factors called in a project?
Constraints
300
What do you call the line that a transverse wave crosses at the nodes?
Midline or Resting Line
300
What causes sound waves?
Vibrations
300
The changing of a wave's speed and direction is called what?
refraction
300
The first step of the engineering design process is to ____.
Identify the problem
400
Would a wave have more or less energy if it had low frequency?
less energy
400
What unit is volume measured in?
decibel
400
A number system which uses only two symbols (0 and 1)
binary
400
How many times can you redesign a solution?
As many as it takes to get the best result.
500
Time is an example of what?
Frequency
500
How do you create a compression wave?
A push and pull motion.
500
The distance from one crest to the next crest.
wavelength
500
What is it called if you are generating ideas?
Brainstorming