Wave Characteristics 2

Match the following wave definitions

• a periodic disturbance carrying enery

• medium / media

• any material or matter

• mechanical wave

• wave motion

• oscillation

• particle motion

• propagation

In a transverse waves, particles oscillate at ​ (a)   ​ to wave propagation. The energy stored in the wave is shown by the ​ (b)   of the wave's crest or the ​ (c)   of the trough.

In a longitudinal wave, particles oscillate ​ (d)   to wave propagation. The energy stored in the wave is shown by the ​ (e)   of the particles in the compression.

• right angles
• parallel
• height
• depth
• density
• opposite

Match the following variables to their vocabulary

• υ

• wavelength

• T

• frequency

• λ

• wavespeed

• f

• period

• A

• amplitude

Match the following concepts

• the amplitude

• wavespeed depends on ________

• the period

• energy is shown by _______ of the wave

• the medium

• how quickly a wave moves through the medium is ______

• the frequency

• the time for one oscillation is _______

• the wavespeed

• how often an oscillation repeats is _______

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Transverse Wave

,

(b) Longitudinal Wave

,

(c) Both Transverse and Longitudinal

• waves on a string

• light

• water

• sound

• seismic

Think Seismic (Earthquake) waves:

​ (a)   waves cannot travel through bodies of liquids, but ​ (b)   can. This is how we have mapped out the interior of the Earth.

• S (Surface) (Transverse)
• P (Pressure) (Longitudinal)