Lesson 1 Flashcards
A disturbance that transfer energy from one place to another.
Waves
Waves
A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.
Medium
A material through which a wave travels.
A material through which a wave travels.
Medium
Longitudinal wave
Particles that move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels, or parallel to the wave.
Particles that move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels, or parallel to the wave.
Longitudinal wave
Transverse wave
Particles move perpendicularly to the direction the wave travels.
Particles move perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.
Transverse wave
Mechanical waves
Waves that require a medium.
Waves that require a medium.
Mechanical wave
Electromagnetic wave
Disturbance in electric and magnetic fields.
Disturbance in electric and magnetic fields.
Electromagnetic waves