Understanding Waves and Their Properties

what is frequency

• Frequency is the measure of distance traveled.
• Frequency refers to the loudness of a sound.
• Frequency is the color of light emitted by an object.
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  The number of waves produced in a given amount of time, usually a second.

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what is amplitude

• Amplitude is the frequency of a wave.
• Amplitude refers to the speed of a wave.
• The height of the wave

• Amplitude is the color of a wave.

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what is wavelength

• The speed of a wave in a medium.
• The amplitude of a wave.
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  The distance between two wave crests or troughs. ( it is the distance between the waves)

• The frequency of a wave. ( the speed of the wave)

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what is a mechanical wave

• A wave can travel through a vacuum.

• A wave does not require any medium to propagate.

• A wave that requires a medium through which to travel

• A wave is a type of electromagnetic wave.

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what is a EM wave

• A sound wave that travels through air.
• A wave that consists of electric and magnetic fields that vibrate at right angles to each other. (does not need a medium to travel through)

• A type of wave that only consists of electric fields.
• A wave that can only exist in a vacuum.

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what is an longitudinal wave

• A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of wave motion

• A wave is characterized by a constant speed regardless of the medium.

• A wave is a type of wave that travels only through solids.

• A wave is a wave where particle displacement is perpendicular to wave direction.

what is an transverse wave

• A wave is a wave where the oscillation is parallel to the direction of wave propagation.

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  A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction of wave motion

• A wave is a type of sound wave that travels through liquids.

• A wave is a wave that does not require a medium to propagate.

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what is Hertz

• is a type of electrical current.

• measures temperature in Celsius.

• A unit of frequency equal to one wave per second

• a unit of distance in meters.

what is a medium

• A refers to a specific scientific theory.

• The matter that waves flow through

• The matter which particles flow through

• A medium is a measurement of temperature in science.

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what is an wave

• A wave is a solid object that cannot move.
• A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

  
  

• A wave is a type of particle that exists in a vacuum.
• A wave is a measurement of temperature in a medium.

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