mechanical and electromagnetic
True or false: Mechanical waves are only longitudinal
What is false, they are both longitudinal and transverse
Ocean waves are an example of...?
what is mechanical waves
A transverse wave is...
what is a wave that has crests and troughs
what visible light has the longest wavelength?
what is red
A radio wave is...
what is electromagnetic
A mirror is an example of...?
what is reflection
a good example of a longitudinal wave that we talked about in class
what is sound waves
What is wave period?
what is the time required before a cycle repeats
what are the three types of mechanical waves
transverse, longitudinal, and surface waves
Bricks heating up is an example of...?
what is absorbtion
Amplitude is measured from
what is the equallibrium to the furthest point from
longitudnial waves version of trough and crest
what are compressions and rarefactions
if you shake a rope up and down what type of have is it making?
what is transverse
Something travellling over cable wires is an example of...?
what is transmission
Wavelength is measured from
what is from one point to one identical point
phones use ___ waves when sending signals
what are EM waves
How do particles of a medium move when a wave passes through them
what is vibrating
A pencil in water is an example of...?
refraction
Frequency is measured in
what is Hertz
A wave transmits information or energy from one point to another in this form
what are signals