What are waves?
Types of Waves
Parts of a Wave
Applying Information
Label the Parts
100
A substance through which a wave can travel is called ______________________.
What is a medium?
100
Waves that do NOT require a medium are ____________________ waves.
What are electromagnetic waves?
100
The height of a wave is the __________ .
What is amplitude?
100
As the wavelength increases, the frequency ______________________.
What is decreases?
100
What is wavelength?
200
Any disturbance that transmits energy through matter or space is a _____________________ .
What is a wave?
200
Compressions and rarefactions are sections of __________________ waves
What is a longitudinal waves?
200
A section of a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded together is called a ________________.
What is compression?
200
The speed of a wave with a frequency of 2 Hertz and a wavelength of 10 meters is:
What is 20 meters/second?
200
What is a crest?
300
One complete back-and-forth motion of an object is called a ______________________ .
What is a vibration?
300
______________ is an example of a transverse wave:
ocean wave or sound wave or spring toy
What is an ocean wave?
300
The number of waves produced in a given amount of time is called the __________ of a wave.
What is frequency?
300
The speed of a wave with a frequency of 6 Hertz and a wavelength of 2 meters is:
What is 12 meters/second?
300
What is a trough?
400
Waves transfer ________________ .
What is energy?
400
Waves in which the particles vibrate at right angles to the direction that the wave is traveling are called _________waves.
What is a transverse waves?
400
A _____________________ is a section of a wave where the particles are less crowded than normal.
What is rarefaction?
400
The speed of a wave with a frequency of 10 Hertz and a wavelength of 10 meters is:
What is 100 meters/second?
400
What is a compression?
500
A wave on a rope is an example of a(n) _________________________ wave
What is a transverse wave?
500
Waves in which the particles vibrate back and forth along the path that the wave travels are called ____________ waves.
What is a longitudinal wave?
500
The distance between any two adjacent crests or compressions in a series of waves is called __________
What is a wavelength?
500
In which situation are you not able to hear sound?
What is the surface of the moon?
500
What is a rarefaction?