vocabulary
The number of waves produced in a given amount of time;measured in waves per second
Frequency
swinging a rope up and down
transverse
the top of a transverse wave
crest
the units to measure the volume of sound
Decibels
any disturbance that transmits energy through matter or empty space
wave
up and down
transverse
the bottom of a transverse wave
trough
how high or low a note a sound is
pitch
the maximum distance the particles of a wave vibrate from resting position
amplitude
left to right
longitudinal
the distance from crest to crest
wavelength
range of a wavelengths as the on the electromagnetic
spectrum that can been seen by the human eye
viable light
the part of a longitudinal wave where particles are spread far apart
rarefractions
earthquake
transverse
the resting point to the crest
amplitude
the highest point of a transverse wave
crest
sound wave
longitudinal
how loud a sound is,determined by its amplitude
volume