Energy Transfer Through Waves

Front

What do waves carry?

Back

Energy

Front

Which statement best explains how a rope model shows energy transfer?

Back

The energy causes each part of the rope to move up and down as it travels from Student A to Student B.

Front

What does a wave transfer?

Back

Energy

Front

What is the name for the lowest point on a transverse wave?

Back

Trough

Front

What is a wave?

Back

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter.

Front

What is the highest point on a transverse wave called?

Back

Crest

Front

What is wavelength?

Back

The distance between two consecutive crests or troughs in a wave.

Front

What is amplitude?

Back

The maximum distance a point on a wave moves from its rest position.

Front

What type of wave requires a medium to travel through?

Back

Mechanical wave.

Front

What is a transverse wave?

Back

A wave in which the motion of the medium is perpendicular to the direction of the wave.