Waves

Question 1

Velocity (v)

Answer 1

Speed (m/s)

Question 2

Frequency (f)

Answer 2

Frequency (Hz)

Question 3

Lambda (λ)

Answer 3

Wavelength (meters)

Question 4

V=

Answer 4

F•λ

Question 5

F=

Answer 5

V/λ

Question 6

λ=

Answer 6

V/f

Question 7

The number of waves that pass at a given point in a set period of time

Answer 7

Frequency

Question 8

The distance from crest to crest or trough to trough of a wave

Answer 8

Wavelength

Question 9

Time for a complete cycle to pass a given point

Answer 9

Period

Question 10

Matter through which a mechanical wave travels

Answer 10

A medium

Question 11

A wave in which energy travels perpendicular to the direction of the disturbance

Answer 11

Transverse wave

Question 12

A wave that doesn’t need a medium to travel through

Answer 12

Electromagnetic waves

Question 13

A wave in which the energy travels in the same direction as the disturbance

Answer 13

Longitudinal wave

Question 14

The point in a longitudinal wave where the matter is spaced farther apart

Answer 14

Compression

Question 15

Peak of the wave

Answer 15

Crest

Question 16

Bottom of the wave

Answer 16

Trough

Question 17

The space between 2 troughs or crests

Answer 17

Wavelength

Question 18

The amplitude is the peak (greatest) value (either positive or negative) of a wave. The distance from the undisturbed level to the trough or crest.

Answer 18

Amplitude

Question 19

From crest to trough or vise-versa

Answer 19

Wave height

Question 20

Waves spread out as a result of passing through a narrow aperture or around an edge of a material

Answer 20

rarefaction

Question 21

The bending of waves as they pass through an object

Answer 21

Diffraction

Question 22

When waves strike a surface and bounce back in another direction

Answer 22

Refraction