Waves & Light Flashcards
A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.
Wave
Wave
Is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.
Medium
Is the material through which a wave travels.
The material through which a wave travels.
Medium
Longitudinal wave
Particles move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels, or parallel to the wave.
Particles move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels, or parallel to the wave.
Longitudinal wave
Transverse wave
Particles move perpendicular to the direction the waves travels.
Particles move perpendicularly to the direction the waves travel.
Transverse wave
Mechanical waves
Waves that require a medium.
Waves that require a medium.
Mechanical waves.
Electromagnetic waves
Are disturbances in electric and magnetic fields. They are considered transverse waves.
Disturbances in electric and magnetic fields. They are considered transverse waves.
Electromagnetic waves
