Amplitude, Frequency, or Wavelength? AFW
Label the Wave
Sound
Does it Matter?
Other
100
The distance between one crest or trough to the next
Wavelength
100
Halfway between a crest and a trough
Resting point
100
True or False:
Sound travels fastest through a solid material compared to a gas.
True
100
Amount of matter in a space
None/nothing/nada
100
Can sound travel without air?
Yes
200
Number of vibrations per second; related to pitch
Frequency
200
The high point of the wave
Crest
200
Quick back and forth movements that cause sound
Vibrations
200
A substance made of matter that sound can travel through
Medium
200
To bend or change shape
Deform
300
Wave height; related to loudness
Amplitude
300
The low point of the wave
Trough
300
Highness or lowness of sound
Pitch
300
A wave that needs matter to travel
Mechanical Wave
300
A wave where particles vibrate parallel to the direction the wave travels
Longitudinal Wave
400
Wavelength
400
A disturbance that moves through particles movements
Wave
400
Energy caused by vibrations
Sound energy
400
Particles close together
Compression
400
A push or pull on an object resulting in a change in motion or shape
Force
500
Frequency
500
Position a wave would sit if no vibration occurred
Rest
500
Measured in decibels (dB)
Volume
500
Particles spread apart
Rarefaction
500
To move past the resting line after being deformed
Overshoot