Wave Properties

Front

What do waves transfer from place to place?

Back

Energy

Front

What happens to the ball placed inside the water wave machine?

Back

It stays in place.

Front

What is the height of a wave called?

Back

Amplitude

Front

What is the distance between wave peaks called?

Back

Wavelength

Front

What type of wave travels up and down?

Back

Transverse wave.

Front

What is the term for the lowest point of a wave?

Back

Trough.

Front

What is the term for the maximum displacement of a wave from its rest position?

Back

Amplitude.

Front

What type of wave travels parallel to the direction of energy transfer?

Back

Longitudinal wave.

Front

What is the frequency of a wave?

Back

The number of waves that pass a point in one second.

Front

What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?

Back

They are inversely related; as wavelength increases, frequency decreases.