Waves Review (lesson 1and 2)

What is a wave?

• a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter

• waves that can only travel through matter

• the material at wave travels through

• causes matter to move back and forth at right angles

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What is a mechanical wave?

• a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter

• waves that can only travel through matter

• the material at wave travels through

• causes matter to move back and forth at right angles

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What is a medium?

• a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter

• waves that can only travel through matter

• the material at wave travels through

• causes matter to move back and forth at right angles

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What is a transverse wave?

• a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter

• waves that can only travel through matter

• the material at wave travels through

• causes matter to move back and forth at right angles

What is a crest?

• where particles in a longitudinal wave are spread apart

• where particles in a longitudinal wave are close together

• the lowest point on a transverse wave

• the highest point on a transverse wave

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What is a trough?

• where particles in a longitudinal wave are spread apart

• where particles in a longitudinal wave are close together

• the lowest point on a transverse wave

• the highest point on a transverse wave

What is compression ?

• where particles in a longitudinal wave are spread apart

• where particles in a longitudinal wave are close together

• the lowest point on a transverse wave

• the highest point on a transverse wave

What is rarefactions ?

• where particles in a longitudinal wave are spread apart

• where particles in a longitudinal wave are close together

• the lowest point on a transverse wave

• the highest point on a transverse wave

What is a longitudinal wave?

• matter moves back and forth in the same directions

• causes matter to move back and forth at right angles

• a wave that can travel through empty space and matter

• a wave that can only travel through matter

What is an electromagnetic wave?

• matter moves back and forth in the same directions

• causes matter to move back and forth at right angles

• a wave that can travel through empty space and matter

• a wave that can only travel through matter

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