Wave characteristics Flashcards
1
Q
What is the wavelength?
A
The wavelength is the distance from crest to crest or from trough to trough or the distance from a point on a wave to the corresponding point on the next cycle of the wave.
2
Q
What is the amplitude?
A
the maximum amount of displacement of a particle on the medium from its equibrillum
3
Q
What is the compression?
A
the area on a longitudinal wave that has the largest amount of density
4
Q
What is the rarefaction?
A
the spot on a longitudinal wave that has the least amount of density.
5
Q
What is the frequency?
A
how often the particles of the wave vibrates when it passes through the medium
6
Q
What is the period?
A
time of a particle on a wave to make a vibrational cycle
