PMA Properties of Waves

Front

What is wavelength?

Back

The distance between two consecutive points that are in phase on a wave, such as crest to crest or trough to trough.

Front

What does a wave carry from place to place?

Back

Energy.

Front

What is the highest point on a transverse wave called?

Back

Crest.

Front

What is the lowest point on a transverse wave called?

Back

Trough.

Front

What is the rest position in a wave?

Back

The position of the medium when there is no wave passing through it.

Front

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 amplitude in a wave?

Back

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

Front

What is frequency?

Back

The number of waves that pass a given point in one second, measured in Hertz (Hz).

Front

What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?

Back

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