Chapter 1- Waves

Question 0

Medium

Answer 0

The material through which a wave travels.

Question 1

Wave

Answer 1

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.

Question 2

Longitudinal Wave

Answer 2

Longitudinal WaveParticles move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels, or parallel to the wave.

Question 3

Transverse Wave

Answer 3

Particles move perpendicularly to the direction the wave travels.

Question 4

Mechanical Wave

Answer 4

Waves that require a medium.

Question 5

Electromagnetic Waves

Answer 5

Disturbances in electric and magnetic fields.

Question 6

What is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another?

Answer 6

Wave

Question 7

What is the material through which a wave travels?

Answer 7

Medium

Question 8

What are particles move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels, or parallel to the wave?

Answer 8

Longitudinal Wave

Question 9

What are particles that move perpendicularly to the direction the wave travels?

Answer 9

Transverse Wave

Question 10

What are waves that require a medium?

Answer 10

Mechanical Wave

Question 11

What are disturbances in electric and magnetic fields?

Answer 11

Electromagnetic Waves