Transverse And Longitudinal Waves

Question 1

What direction do waves transfer energy in

Answer 1

Waves transfer energy in the direction they are travelling

Question 2

The amplitude

Answer 2

The height of the wave. Or
The maximum displacement of a point on the wave from its undistirbed position

Question 3

The crest

Answer 3

The top of a peak

Question 4

The trough

Answer 4

The lowest point of the wave

Question 5

The wavelength

Answer 5

The distance between the same point on two adjacent waves

Question 6

Frequency

Answer 6

The number of complete waves passing a certain point per second. Measured in hertz 1 hertz 1hz is 1 wave per second

Question 7

Period of a wave

Answer 7

The amount of time for a full cycle of the wave

Question 8

All waves are either

Answer 8

Longitudinal or Transverse

Question 9

Transverse Wave vibrations

Answer 9

The vibrations are perpendicular(90 degrees) to the direction of an energy transfer.

Question 10

Types of transverse waves

Answer 10

All electromagnetic waves e.g. light
Ripples and waves in water
A wave on a string

Question 11

Equation for wave speed

Answer 11

Wave speed= frequency x wavelength