Types of Waves
A wave that propagates through space
What is an Electromagnetic wave?
The height of a crest or depth of a trough is what?
Amplitude
All waves carry _______ from one place to another.
Energy
A disturbance that carries energy from place to place
Wave
The matter that a mechanical wave travels through is called the wave’s what?
medium
This wave is an S-Shape, particles move perpendicular to the wave.
What is a Transverse Wave?
True or False: shaking a rope faster would change the speed of a wave
False
True or False - Objects do not need to be in contact with each other in order for energy to be transferred.
False
What is lowest part of a transverse wave?
Trough
What unit is frequency measured in?
Hertz
Waves in which matter moves back and forth in repeating patterns.
Mechanical Waves
The distance between two troughs is what?
Wavelength
The amount of energy that is transferred by a wave in an amount of time is proportional to the wave’s ________.
Frequency
For a wave you see in the ocean, what is the medium of the wave?
What is a LIQUID?
(water)
Which has a higher pitch, a wave with a frequency of 300 hertz or 1200 hertz?
1200 hertz
What kind of wave is a sound wave?
Longitudinal
What is the wavelength of a longitudinal wave?
From compression to compression or rarefaction to rarefaction
The more energy a wave has, the bigger the ______ of the wave.
Amplitude
A transverse wave has particles that move in a pattern _______ to the direction that the wave travels
Perpendicular
Rubber, brick, wood, or cement to absorb sound in a recording studio.
What is RUBBER?
A wave in which the particles move along a path that is parallel to the direction that the wave travels. -
Longitudinal Waves
The number of wave cycles that pass a certain point in a given period of time.
Frequency
What direction does energy in a wave travel?
Same direction as the wave travels
A sound reflection is called an __
Which wave will move faster, a thin piece of rope or a thick piece of rope?
thin