Energy Waves

Front

What do waves transfer?

Back

Energy

Front

What type of waves require a medium to travel?

Back

Mechanical waves

Front

True or False: You can hear people around a corner but not see them because light diffracts more than sound.

Back

False

Front

What type of waves do not require a medium to travel?

Back

Electromagnetic waves

Front

As wavelength increases, what happens to frequency?

Back

Frequency decreases.

Front

Define a wave.

Back

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

Front

What are mechanical waves?

Back

Waves that require a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to travel through.

Front

What are electromagnetic waves?

Back

Waves that do not require a medium and can travel through a vacuum, such as light waves.

Front

What is wavelength?

Back

The distance between two consecutive crests or troughs in a wave.

Front

What is frequency?

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The number of waves that pass a point in one second, measured in Hertz (Hz).