Waves Flashcards

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1
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What are the two types of waves?

A

Longitudinal, Transverse

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What are some examples of longitudinal waves?

A

Sound waves

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What are some examples of transverse waves?

A

Water waves, light waves

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Transverse waves have oscillations ………. to the direction the wave travels in

A

perpendicular/at a right angle

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Longitudinal waves have oscillations ………. to the direction the wave travels in

A

parallel/in the same direction

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What is the highest point of a wave called?

A

Peak/crest

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What is the lowest point of a wave called?

A

Trough

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What is the centre line of wave called?

A

Equilibrium

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What is the distance between a peak or a trough (from the equilibrium) called?

A

Amplitude

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What is the name for the space from wither a peak to a peak or a trough to a trough called?

A

Wave length (λ)

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What is the frequency of a wave?

A

How many waves occur over a period of time

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What is the displacement of a wave?

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How far a point on the wave is from the equilibrium.

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What is a wave?

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(1) A wave is a moving oscillation about a fixed equilibrium.
(2) A wave is a method to transfer energy.

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What is wave speed?

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The speed at which a wave moves away from its source (propagates)

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