Properties of Waves

Front

What is a wave?

Back

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place through matter or space.

Front

What part of the wave is a compression?

Back

Compression is the part of a longitudinal wave where particles are close together.

Front

What is amplitude in a wave?

Back

Amplitude is the maximum distance that the particles of a wave move from their rest position.

Front

What type of wave are sound waves?

Back

Sound waves are longitudinal waves.

Front

What type of wave is produced by shaking a rope up and down?

Back

Shaking a rope up and down produces a transverse wave.

Front

Define wavelength.

Back

Wavelength is the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs in a wave.

Front

What is frequency?

Back

Frequency is the number of waves that pass a point in one second.

Front

What is the relationship between frequency and wavelength?

Back

Frequency and wavelength are inversely related; as frequency increases, wavelength decreases.

Front

What is a transverse wave?

Back

A transverse wave is a wave in which the particles move perpendicular to the direction of the wave.

Front

What is a longitudinal wave?

Back

A longitudinal wave is a wave in which the particles move parallel to the direction of the wave.