Wave Properties

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What is a transverse wave?

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A type of wave that vibrates up and down perpendicular to the direction the energy travels.

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What is frequency?

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A measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time.

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What is a wavelength?

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The distance between two corresponding points on consecutive waves, such as crest to crest.

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How is wavelength measured in a transverse wave?

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From crest to crest or trough to trough.

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What is amplitude?

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The maximum distance that the particles of a medium move from their rest position when a wave passes.

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What is a longitudinal wave?

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A type of wave where the particles of the medium vibrate back and forth in the same direction as the wave travels.

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What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?

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As the wavelength increases, the frequency decreases, and vice versa.

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What is the crest of a wave?

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The highest point of a wave.

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What is the trough of a wave?

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The lowest point of a wave.

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What does it mean if a wave has a high frequency?

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It means that many waves are passing a point in a short amount of time.