General Wave Properties Flashcards

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What is a wave?

A

Wave is a disturbance that travels through space or a medium in a series of oscillations

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Is Wave a vibration or oscillation?

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Both Vibration and Oscillation

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What do Waves transfer?

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Waves transfers energy from one point to another

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When Energy is transferred does the medium get transferred too?

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No, energy is transferred without the medium being transferred

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What happens when you vibrate a slinky?

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When you vibrate a slinky it forms a Wave

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When you vibrate a slinky does the slinky itself move forward?

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No, the slinky itself does not move forward, only up and down.

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When a Slinky goes up and down and vibrates it vibrates around its…

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Equilibrium

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When a Slinky goes up and down and vibrates the slinky is the…

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Medium

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Because the slinky is the medium the wave goes through the medium and it transmits…

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It transmits energy through the medium

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Because the slinky is the medium the wave goes through the medium and it transmits energy through the medium. Do the particles of the medium itself get transported?

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No, the particles of the medium itself are not transported

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