Waves

Question 1

What is a transverse wave?

Answer 1

Particles vibrate at right angles to the direction the wave travels.

Question 2

What is a longitudal wave?

Answer 2

Particles vibrate parrellel to wave direction.

Question 3

Equation to find speed of waves:

Answer 3

Velocity= f times lander

Question 4

What is wavelength?

Answer 4

The distance between two matching points

Question 5

What are all the types of waves (electromagnetic spectrum) IN WAVE LENGTH ORDER

Answer 5

Radio waves, microwaves, Infrared, UV, x-rays, gamma rays.

Question 6

What type of wave has the shortest wave length?

Answer 6

Gamma rays

Question 7

What type of wave has the longest wave length?

Answer 7

Radio waves

Question 8

What type of wave can pass through dense objects?

Answer 8

Infrared

Question 9

What is velocity?

Answer 9

Rate that the wave travels ( v= f x lander)

Question 10

What is the wavelength?

Answer 10

Distance from one point to same point on a adjacent wave

Question 11

What is lander?

Answer 11

Symbol for wavelength in equations

Question 12

What is the frequency?

Answer 12

Number of waves that pass a point in a certain time

Question 13

How many Hz in ultrasound?

Answer 13

20,000 Hz

Question 14

How many hertz in infrasound?

Answer 14

20 Hz

Question 15

What is refraction?

Answer 15

Change of speed of a wave as it enters a new medium.