Vocab Flashcard #8 -- Waves and Optics

Front

Highest point on a wave:

Back

the crest

Front

Lowest point on a wave:

Back

Trough

Front

Property of wave represented by "A"

Back

wavelength

Front

Property of wave represented by "B"?

Back

amplitude

Front

A substance that enables energy transfer, especially through waves.

Back

medium

Front

Waves requiring a medium to pass:

Back

Mechanical Waves

Front

Wavelengths passing a point per second:

Back

frequency

Front

Identify the distance between points C & G.

Back

Wavelength

Front

When frequency increases, what happens to wavelength?

Back

Wavelength decreases.

Front

A mechanical wave cannot travel through...

Back

a vacuum.