Types and Properties of Waves

a disturbance that carries energy, but not matter, from one place to another.

• supersonic wave

• mechanical wave

• wave

• wind

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a wave in which particles of matter move back and forth.

• surface wave

• transverse wave

• longitudinal wave

• mechanical wave

the distance between the start of one wave cycle and the start of the next wave cycle

• wave cycle

• wavelength

• frequency

• wave pulse

the number of wave cycles that pass a certain point in a given period of time; often expressed in wave cycles per second, or hertz (Hz)

• wave cycle

• wave speed

• wave relationship

• frequency

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What type of wave is this? (a)  

• mechanical

• electromagnetic

• microwave

• infrared light wave

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Match the correct wave type for wave a.

a

transverse

longitudinal

Which wave is pictured? (a)  

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Both

• Neither

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A _______ ____ is a wave in which matter moves in a circular pattern that is sometimes parallel and sometimes perpendicular to the direction that the wave travels.

A ___________ ____ is a wave in which the matter moves in a pattern parallel to the direction that the wave travels.

A __________ ____ is a wave in which the matter moves in a pattern perpendicular to the direction that the wave travels.