Which type of wave moves particles in right angles in the direction of the waves?
Transverse
If the wavelength is 20m and the frequency is 5Hz, what is the velocity?
100m/s
One end of the rope is vibrated to produce a wave with a wavelength of .25 m. The Frequency of the wave is 3.0 Hz. What is the speed of the wave?
.75 m/s
Frequency of a wave is measured in?
Hz ( Hertz)
The high point of a wave
crest
In what year was the constitution last amended? (50 points)
Which type of wave moves the particles parallel to the direction of the wave.
Longitudinal
Perpendicular
A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
500 m/s
The distance from rest(equilibrium) to trough.
Amplitude
The low point of a wave
Trough
How fast a wave travels is known as
Wave speed or velocity.
This type of wave moves the particles in the opposite direction from how the wave is moving.
Transverse wave
A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?
5 m
This is the top of the wave.
Crest
The distance between two crests or two troughs.
Wavelength
The matter that waves travel through is known as
Medium
Longitudinal Wave
A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
34 Hz
waves move through a _________.
Medium
Measures the height of the wave.
Amplitude
A disturbance that carries energy is called
Complete the analogy. Soda is to pop as compressional wave is to ________________.
Longitudinal wave
Which property of the wave is labeled A?
Wavelength
Matter that a wave travels through (solid, liquid, gas)
Medium
The number of wavelengths that pass a given point per second
Frequency