Mechanical Waves

Front

What unit is used to measure frequency?

Back

hertz (Hz)

Front

What kind of wave is pictured below?

Back

transverse wave

Front

Waves are a transfer of what?

Back

Energy

Front

Amplitude reflects the amount of ____________________ in a wave.

Back

energy

Front

The highest point on a wave is:

Back

the crest

Front

The lowest point on a wave is the: Amplitude, Crest, Trough, Wavelength

Back

Trough

Front

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is: frequency, period, longitudinal, transverse wave

Back

frequency

Front

The type of waves that require medium to pass: Mechanical Waves, Electromagnetic Waves

Back

Mechanical Waves

Front

When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?

Back

The wavelength decreases.

Front

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

Back

longitudinal wave