Wave Properties and Behavior

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a wave?
Back
A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What are the two main types of waves?
Back
Transverse waves and longitudinal waves.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a transverse wave?
Back
A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of the wave's travel.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a longitudinal wave?
Back
A wave in which the particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of the wave's travel.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is amplitude in a wave?
Back
The maximum distance that the particles of a medium move from their rest position.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is wavelength?
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The distance between two consecutive points that are in phase on a wave, such as crest to crest or trough to trough.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is frequency?
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The number of waves that pass a given point in one second, measured in Hertz (Hz).
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