Transverse Waves
When you measure crest to crest of transverse wave
Wavelength
The measurement of:
Rarefaction to Rarefaction or Compression to compression
Wavelength
How many sections is the electromagnetic spectrum split into?
Bonus: Name every section
7 sections
Gamma, x-ray, UV, Visible, Infrared, Microwaves, Radio Waves
What is the wave speed equation for all types of waves?
Wave speed = wave length x frequency
This occurs when a wave strikes an object and then bounces off of it.
Bonus: Give a real world example
Reflection
Amplitude
How does the amplitude change if the compressions of a wave get tighter and rarefactions get further apart?
It increases
What medium does electromagnetic waves travel fastest through? (Solids, liquids or gases)
Gases
If frequency of a wave increases how does this effect the waves speed?
Increase the waves speed
the bending of a wave caused by a change in its speed as it travels from one medium to another.
Bonus: Give a real world example
Refraction
The number of waves that pass by a point each second
Frequency
What type of medium do sound waves travel through quickest? (Solid, liquid or gas)
Solids
What type of electromagnetic waves are we able to see?
Visible Light
What is the speed of a wave with a wavelength of .05m and a frequency of 50 Hz? Include UNITS!
2.5 m/s
The bending of a wave around an object.
Bonus: Give a real world example
Diffraction
What do waves transfer, without transferring matter?
The number of waves that pass by each second
Frequency
As frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength and energy or a wave?
Wavelength - decreases
Energy - increases
What is the wave length a wave that is travelling at a speed of 4775 m/s and has a frequency of 700 Hz?
6.82 m
The process of two or more waves overlapping and combining to form a new wave. The new wave can only exist while the two original waves continue to overlap.
Interference
wave speed = wave length x frequency
The amount of time it takes on wave to pass by a point
Period
What type of wave has the highest energy, highest frequency and lowest wavelength on the magnetic spectrum?
Gamma Waves
What two factors effect wave speed?
1. Type of medium (solid, liquid, gas)
2. Type of wave (electromagnetic or mechanical)
The process by which an object is made to vibrate by absorbing energy at its natural frequencies.
Bonus: Give a real world example
Resonance