Waves

Question 1

is a substance or material that carries the
wave.

Answer 1

MEDIUM

Question 2

The ____ is the highest point of the wave.

Answer 2

CREST

Question 3

It is how often a wave passes a certain point.

Answer 3

FREQUENCY

Question 4

If the crest it the highest point, this is the lowest point of the wave.

Answer 4

TROUGH

Question 5

Wave

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can be described as a
a disturbance that travels through a
medium from one location to
another location.

Question 6

Is a substance or
material that carries the wave.

Answer 6

A medium

Question 7

Vibration

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is the periodic
back-and-forth motion of the particles
of an elastic body or medium.

Question 8

refers to the repeated
back and forth movement of something
between two positions

Answer 8

Oscillation

Question 9

are capable to transfer energy through a vacuum.
These types of waves are produced from vibrations or charged particle.

Answer 9

Electromagnetic waves

Question 10

Mechanical waves

Answer 10

are type of waves that are not capable of transferring
energy through a vacuum. This waves needs a medium to transport
energy from one point to another.

Question 11

is a wave whose oscillations are perpendicular to the direction of the wave’s advance.

Answer 11

transverse wave

Question 12

EXAMPLE of TRANSVERSE WAVES

Answer 12

Surface Water Ripple, Seismic S-Waves, Electromagnetic Waves

Question 13

are waves in
which the vibration of the medium is
parallel (“along”) to the direction the
wave travels and displacement of the
medium is in the same (or opposite)
direction of the wave propagation.

Answer 13

LONGITUDINAL WAVES

Question 14

EXAMPLE of LONGITUDINAL WAVES

Answer 14

Sound Waves, Seismic P-Waves, Ultrasound Waves

Question 15

It is a single ripple?

Answer 15

wave pulse

Question 16

If the disturbance occurs at a regular rate, the ripples follow a regular interval. This produces a

Answer 16

periodic waves.

Question 17

The highest points in the
wave are called

Answer 17

crests or peaks

Question 18

whereas the lowest
points in wave is called

Answer 18

Troughs.

Question 19

is the height of the crest or the
depth of a trough.

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Amplitude

Question 20

is the measure of the horizontal distance between two successive crests or two successive troughs.

Answer 20

wavelength

Question 21

is the number of crest or troughs that pass through a point every second. Frequency is measured in cycles per second (1/s) or Hertz (Hz).

Answer 21

Frequency

Question 22

Period

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It is the time taken to generate one complete wave. It is also the time for the crests to move a distance of one wavelength.

Question 23

Velocity

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is the distance of a wave in one second

Question 24

is measured in the meters per second (m/s)

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Speed (v)

Question 25

Wavelength

Answer 25

is measured in meters (m)

Question 26

Period

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measured in seconds (s)

Question 27

is measured in cycles per second (1/s) or hertz (Hz)

Answer 27

Frequency