Waves Flashcards
a repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter and space are what?
Waves
What is a medium?
It is when a waves moves through
What are the high points of the waves?
Crest
What are troughs?
Low points of the waves
What are rest positions?
The line that goes through the wave
What are nodes?
The first and last point of the wave on the rest position
What are amplitudes?
Distance from the resting position
What are wave lengths?
Distance from the top of one crest to the top of the next crest
What are transverse waves?
Motion of the medium is at right angles to the direction of the travel
what are Longitudinal waves?
Particles move along the direction of the wave
What is compression?
Dense region of compressional wave
What are rarefactions?
Less dense region of compressional wave
