Waves Flashcards

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

movement that transfers energy

A

Wave

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

what the wave travels through

A

Medium

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

high points of wave

A

Crest

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

low poiunts of wave

A

Trough

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

where wave goes through

A

Node

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

the line

A

Rest Opostion

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

distance from rest

A

Amplitude

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

distance from crest to crest

A

Wavelenth

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

90 degree angles moving horizontal

A

Transverse Wave

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

moving in a line

A

Longitudinal

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

waves bunched

A

Compression

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

waves spread

A

Reafraction

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

amount of times wavelength passes one point in a given amount of time

A

Frequency

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

vibrations through matter

A

Sound

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

amount of energy in a certain area

A

Intensity

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

human perception to intensity

A

Loudness

17
Q

unit sound is measured in

A

Decibels

18
Q

high or low sounds of frequency

A

Pitch