Lesson 5 Flashcards
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A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.
Wave
Wave.
A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.
Medium.
A material though which a wave travels
A material though which a wave travels.
Medium
Longitudinal wave.
A practical that move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels.
A partial that moves back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels.
Longitudinal wave
Transverse wave
Spring coils move up and down as the wave passes.
Spring coils move up and down as the wave passes.
Transverse wave
Mechanical waves
Earthquake waves earths crust is the medium
Earthquake waves earths crust is the medium
Mechanical waves.
Electromagnetic waves
A disturbances in electric and magnetic fields.
A disturbance in electric and magnetic fields
Electromagnetic waves
Amplitude
A measure of how far particles in the medium move away from their normal rest position.
A measure of how far partials in the medium move away from their normal rest position.
Amplitude.
Wavelength.
The distance over which the waves shape repeats.
The distance over which the waves shape repeats.
Wavelength.
Wave period.
The time required for one cycle.
The time required for one cycle.
Wave period
Frequency.
Tells you how many cycles occur in an amount of time.
Tells you how many cycles occur in an amount of time
Frequency
Hertz
Frequency measured
Frequency measured.
Hartz
Wavefront
Peaks can be drawn as shapes
Waves can be drawn as shapes.
Wavefront.
