Transverse and Longitudinal Waves-Thursday 5/14

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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.

Front

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.

Front

What is wavelength?

Back

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

Front

How do particles move in a transverse wave?

Back

Particles move up and down while the wave travels horizontally.

Front

How do particles move in a longitudinal wave?

Back

Particles move back and forth in the same direction as the wave travels.

Front

What is amplitude?

Back

The maximum distance that the particles of a wave move from their rest position.

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What is frequency?

Back

The number of waves that pass a given point in one second.

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What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?

Back

As wavelength increases, frequency decreases, and vice versa, when the speed of the wave is constant.

Front

What is a compressional wave?

Back

Another term for a longitudinal wave, where areas of compression and rarefaction occur.

Front

What is a mechanical wave?

Back

A wave that requires a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to travel through.