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