Waves

Question 0

What are transverse waves

Answer 0

When waves oscillate at a right angle to the direction in which the energy is moving
Eg. Slinky

Question 1

What do waves carry

Answer 1

Waves carry energy and information from place to place, but not matter

Question 2

What is a longitudinal wave

Answer 2

When the oscillations move along in which the energy or wave is moving
Eg. Sound waves

Question 3

What is amplitude

Answer 3

The maximum movement I the particles from their resting position caused by a wave

Question 4

What is wavelength

Answer 4

The distance between a particular point on a wave and the same point on the next wave

Question 5

What is a period of a wave

Answer 5

It is the time it takes for a source to produce one wave

Question 6

What is frequency

Answer 6

The number of waves produced each second by a source or the number passing a particular point each second

Question 7

What is the wave equation

Answer 7

Wave speed= frequency (hertz) x wavelength (metres)

Question 8

What can all waves be disturbed by

Answer 8

Reflection, refraction and diffraction

Question 9

Describe the relationship between frequency and time period

Answer 9

Frequency (hertz)=
1
Time period (seconds)