Waves Introduction
Type of Waves
Wave Characteristics
Wave Behavior
Wave parts
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A disturbance that carries energy through matter or space.
What is a wave?
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This wave moves perpendicular to particle motion.
What is a transverse wave?
100
The measurement from a wave's rest point to the crest.
What is amplitude?
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What type of wave is this.
What is a transverse?
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Part 1 of this wave.
What is equilibrium or rest position?
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Needs a medium to travel.
What is a mechanical wave?
200
This wave moves parallel to particle motion.
What is a longitudinal wave?
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The distance between equal parts of a wave.
What is wavelength?
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This type of wave is
What is a longitudinal wave?
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Part 2 of this wave is the.
What is the trough?
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Does not need a medium to travel.
What is an electromagnetic wave?
300
The TIME required for one cycle
What is the period of a wave?
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How many cycles a wave has, measured in Hertz.
What is frequency?
300
This is how we measure a wavelength of a wave.
What is from crest to crest or trough to trough?
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Part 3 of this wave.
What is the wavelength?
400
All waves transmit this?
What is energy?
400
Electromagnetic waves are also categorized as this type of wave.
What is transverse waves?
400
The Speed at Which a Wave Travels is
What is wave speed?
400
Part of a longitudinal wave that is compressed together.
What is compression?
400
Part 4 of this wave.
What is the amplitude?
500
No waves transmit this.
What is matter?
500
The distance from one compression point to another compression point on a longitudinal wave.
What is a wavelength?
500
How many waves are present.
What is 3?
500
Part of a longitudinal wave that is pulled apart is the
What is rarefaction?
500
Part 5 of this wave is
What is the crest?