Lesson 1 Flashcards
A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.
Wave
Wave
A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.
Medium
The material through which a wave travels.
The material through which a wave travels.
Medium
Longitudinal wave
Particles the move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels or parallel to the wave.
Particles that move back and forth that travels in the the same direction the wave is traveling or parallel to the wave.
Longitudinal wave
Transverse wave
Particles move perpendicularly to the direction the wave travels.
Particles move perpendicularly to the direction the wave travels.
Transverse wave
Mechanical waves
Waves that require a medium.
Waves that require a medium.
Mechanical waves
Electromagnetic waves
Disturbances in electronic or magnetic fields.
Disturbances in electronic or magnetic fields.
Electromagnetic waves