Types of Waves

Front

What is a crest in a wave?

Back

The highest point of a wave.

Front

What is a trough in a wave?

Back

The lowest point of a wave.

Front

What does amplitude refer to in a wave?

Back

The maximum distance from the rest position to the crest or trough.

Front

What is wavelength?

Back

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

Front

What type of wave has particles that move back and forth in the same direction as the wave travels?

Back

Longitudinal wave.

Front

What type of wave has particles that move perpendicularly to the direction of wave travel?

Back

Transverse wave.

Front

Can you give an example of a transverse wave?

Back

Light waves and waves on a string.

Front

Can you give an example of a longitudinal wave?

Back

Sound waves.

Front

What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?

Back

As wavelength increases, frequency decreases, and vice versa.

Front

What is the formula for wave speed?

Back

Wave speed = Wavelength x Frequency.