Unit 1

Question 1

Wave

Answer 1

Definition: a disturbance that carries energy from place to place

Question 2

Mechanical Wave

Answer 2

Definition: matter that moves back and forth in a repeating pattern

Question 3

Medium

Answer 3

Definition: the matter that a mechanical wave travels through

Question 4

Model

Answer 4

Definition: a representation of a situation which makes important aspects easy to see

Question 5

Wave Pulse

Answer 5

Definition: a single disturbance that doesn’t repeat

Question 6

Wave Cycle

Answer 6

Definition: one complete motion of the repeating pattern in a wave

Question 7

Transverse Wave

Answer 7

Definition: the matter moves in a pattern perpendicular to the direction the wave travels

Question 8

Longitudinal Wave

Answer 8

Definition: the matter moves in a pattern parallel to the direction that the wave travels

Question 9

Surface Wave

Answer 9

Definition: the matter moves in a circular pattern that is sometimes parallel and sometimes perpendicular to the direction the wave travels

Question 10

Amplitude

Answer 10

Definition: is the size of the crests or troughs of a wave

Question 11

Wavelength

Answer 11

Definition: the distance between the start of one wave cycle and the start of the next cycle

Question 12

Frequency

Answer 12

Definition: the number of wave cycle that pass a certain point in a given period of time

Question 13

Wave Speed

Answer 13

Definition: the distance a wave moves in a given amount of time

Question 14

Wave Relationship

Answer 14

Definition: the equation that relates wave speed, frequency, and wavelength (wave speed = frequency x wavelength

Question 15

Is A Wave Subjective?

Answer 15

No

Question 16

Three Examples Of A Wave

Answer 16

• Sound
• Energy
• EM waves