Waves

Question 1

medium

Answer 1

the substance or material in which a pulse will move

Question 2

pulse

Answer 2

is a single disturbance that moves though a medium

Question 3

transverse pulse

Answer 3

a pulse where all particles that are disturbed move perpendicular to the direction the pulse is moving

Question 4

amplitude

Answer 4

the maximum disturbance or distance the medium is displaced from its rest position

Question 5

pulse speed

Answer 5

the distance a pulse travels per unit of time

(v) & v=d/t

Question 6

principle of superposition

Answer 6

states when two disturbances occupy the same space at the same time the resulting disturbance is the sum of the two

Question 7

constructive interference

Answer 7

two pulsing meet resulting in a bigger pulse

Question 8

wave

Answer 8

periodic, continuous disturbances that consist of a train of pulses

Question 9

wavelength

Answer 9

distance between any two consecutive points in phase (lambda)

Question 10

period

Answer 10

time taken to complete one wave (t) (s)

Question 11

frequency

Answer 11

number of waves that pass a point in 1 second (f) (hz)

Question 12

wave speed

Answer 12

distance a wave travels per unit of time

Question 13

wave equation

Answer 13

v=f.l (lambda)

Question 14

longitudinal wave

Answer 14

wave where particles move parallel to the direction of propagation.

Question 15

compression

Answer 15

region in a longitudinal wave where particles are close

Question 16

rarefraction

Answer 16

region in longitudinal wave where particles are furthest apart

Question 17

T=?

Answer 17

t=1/f

Question 18

f=?

Answer 18

f=1/t

Question 19

v=?

Answer 19

v=f.l (lambda)
or
v=L/T