waves

Question 1

what is the definition of a transverse wave

Answer 1

a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels

Question 2

what is the definition of a longitudinal wave

Answer 2

a wave in which the disturbance is parallel to the direction the wave travels

Question 3

what is the definition of a wave

Answer 3

a disturbance that transfers energy one place to another without transferring matter

Question 4

what is the definition of a mechanical wave

Answer 4

a wave that can travel only through matter

Question 5

what is the definition of a medium

Answer 5

a material in which a wave travels through

Question 6

Potential Energy

Answer 6

• stored energy

Question 7

Chemical Potential

Answer 7

-the energy released when atoms form connections. For example: food, fuel

Question 8

Gravitational Potential Energy

Answer 8

-stored energy due to interactions in a gravitational field.

Question 9

Elastic Potential Energy

Answer 9

-energy stored in objects that are compressed or stretched, such as springs and rubber bands.

Question 10

Kinetic Energy

Answer 10

• energy due to motion

Question 11

Give examples of chemical potential energy

Answer 11

Food, wood, biomass

Question 12

What kinds of energy are being transferred during photosynthesis?

Answer 12

Chemical potential, radiant, thermal energy

Question 13

A Light wave is what kind of wave? Longitudinal or transverse?

Answer 13

Transverse

Question 14

Which wave is able to travel through a vacuum or empty space without a medium?

Answer 14

Transverse waves

Question 15

What type of energy is lost in a system?

Answer 15

heat or thermal energy