Ratcliffe REQUIRED WAVES Assessment 1 - 2022

Front

What is the slowest medium for sound to travel through?

Back

Air is the slowest medium for sound to travel through.

Front

What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?

Back

Higher Frequency = Shorter Wavelength.

Front

What form of energy is sound classified as?

Back

Sound is a form of energy.

Front

What type of wave is characterized by oscillations perpendicular to the direction of wave travel?

Back

Transverse Wave.

Front

What term describes the interaction of waves with matter?

Back

Wave Interaction.

Front

What is a wave?

Back

A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy through space or matter.

Front

What are the two main types of waves?

Back

Transverse Waves and Longitudinal Waves.

Front

What is a longitudinal wave?

Back

A wave in which the particle displacement is parallel to the direction of wave travel.

Front

What is frequency?

Back

Frequency is the number of waves that pass a point in one second.

Front

What is wavelength?

Back

Wavelength is the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs of a wave.