waves Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

motion of the medium is at right angles to the direction of travel(opposite of each other)

A

transverse wave

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

less dense region of compressnal wave

A

rarefactions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

in a wave was is the highest piont

A

crest

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

what is the lowest piont in the wave

A

trough

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

the distance from the top of one crest to the top of the next crest is what?

A

wave length

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

particles that move alone the direction of the wave EX:Sound

A

longitudital

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

dense region of compressonal wave

A

compression

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

what is the piont where its straight with no wave

A

rest position

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

where does the wave meet this

A

node

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

a repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter and space(medium)

A

wave

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

distance from the resting piont

A

amplitude

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

what does waves travel through

A

medium

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

our preception of how low or high a sounds frequency is

A

Pitch

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

measure of sounds intensity

A

Decibels

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

our Preception to intensity

A

Loudness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Amount of energy that flows through a certain area

A

Intensity

17
Q

Energy carried by vibration of matter

A

Sound

18
Q

the rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time or in a given sample

A

Frequency