Wave Type and Properties

Front

What is the term for the number of cycles completed per second?

Back

Frequency

Front

What unit is frequency measured in?

Back

Hertz (Hz)

Front

If 45 waves pass a point in 90 seconds, what is the frequency?

Back

0.5 Hz

Front

What type of waves have compressions and rarefactions?

Back

Longitudinal waves

Front

What is a crest in a wave?

Back

The highest point of a wave.

Front

What is a wave?

Back

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

Front

What is the term for the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs?

Back

Wavelength

Front

What is amplitude in the context of waves?

Back

The maximum displacement of points on a wave from its rest position.

Front

What is the term for the time taken for one complete cycle of a wave?

Back

Period

Front

What type of wave moves perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer?

Back

Transverse wave