What are Waves Flashcards
Energy
The ability to work or cause change.
Waves
A disturbance involving the transfer of energy from place to place.
Medium
The material through which a wave travels through.
Mechanical Waves
A wave that requires a medium to travel through.
Vibration
A repeated back and forth or up and down motion.
Transverse Wave
A wave that moves the medium at right angels to the direction in which the wave travels.
Crest
The high point on a wave.
Trough
The low point on a wave.
Longitudinal Wave
Are waves in which the displacement of the medium is in the same direction as, or the opposite direction to, the direction of travel of the wave.
Compression
The part on a wave that comes together.
Rarefaction
The part on a spring that is spread apart.
Surface Waves
Where to waves mix.
