waves

Question 1

wave

Answer 1

A repeating disturbance that transfers energy through matter and space

Question 2

medium

Answer 2

A repeating disturbance that transfers energy through matter and space

Question 3

crest

Answer 3

high points of a wave`

Question 4

trough

Answer 4

low points of a wave

Question 5

rest position

Answer 5

the flat part

Question 6

nodes

Answer 6

where wave meets the rest position

Question 7

amplitude

Answer 7

distance from resting position

Question 8

wavelength

Answer 8

distance from the top of one crest to the next crest

Question 9

transverse waves

Answer 9

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

Question 10

longitudinal waves ( compression)

Answer 10

particles move along the direction of the wave

Question 11

compression

Answer 11

dense region

Question 12

rarefication

Answer 12

less dense region

Question 13

intensity

Answer 13

amount of energy that flows through a certain area

Question 14

loudness

Answer 14

is our perception to intensity

Question 15

frequency

Answer 15

the number of times a wave passes a point in one second

Question 16

pitch

Answer 16

is our perception of how high or low a sounds frequency is

Question 17

decibles

Answer 17

measurement of sound intensity; dB