Transverse and Longitudinal

Question 1

Waves are a transfer of…
A) Energy
B) Matter

Answer 1

Energy

Question 2

What is the difference between transverse and longitudinal waves?

Answer 2

transverse: oscillations are PERPENDICULAR to the direction of energy transfer
longitudinal: oscillations are PARALLEL to the direction of energy transfer

Question 3

what is the wavelength?

Answer 3

The distance between two matching points on neighbouring waves (doesn’t have a unit of measurement)

Question 4

What is the amplitude?

Answer 4

The maximum distance a point moves from the equilibrium (the more amplitude, the more energy it’s carrying)

Question 5

what is the frequency?

Answer 5

The number of waves passing a point in one second (measured in Hz)

Question 6

The period (t) is…

Answer 6

The time taken for one wave to pass a point

Question 7

Which equation links period (t) and frequency (f)?

Answer 7

T=1/f

Question 8

What equation is used to figure out the wave speed?

Answer 8

wave speed (m/s)= wavelength (m) x frequency (Hz)