Waves Flashcards
What is Amplitude?
How far the medium moves from
rest position (where it is when not moving)
What is a Crest?
The highest point on a wave
What is Energy?
The capacity to do work
What is a Trough?
The lowest point on a wave
What is Wavelength?
The distance between one point
on a wave and the exact same place on the
next wave
What is a Transverse Wave?
Waves in which the medium
moves at right angles to the direction of the wave
What is a Longitudinal Wave?
Waves in which the medium moves back and
forth in the same direction as the wave
The Greek letter λ (lambda) is used to stand for ____________?
Wavelength
Waves are a way of transferring ______________ from one place to another?
Energy
What is the unit for frequency?
Hertz
What is Compression?
Where the particles are close together
What is Rarefaction?
Where the particles are spread apart
What is Frequency
How many waves go past a point
in one second
What is a wave?
A wave is a disturbance
that carries energy from place to
place
