Waves and Wave Properties

Front

What is a wave that needs a medium to travel?

Back

Mechanical wave

Front

How do transverse waves move mediums?

Back

At a right angle

Front

What is the length of a wave from crest to crest or trough to trough?

Back

Wavelength

Front

What is the amplitude of a wave?

Back

The maximum distance from the rest position to the crest or trough.

Front

How do longitudinal waves move?

Back

In the same direction as the wave is traveling.

Front

What is the definition of wavelength?

Back

The distance between two consecutive crests or troughs in a wave.

Front

What is the definition of amplitude?

Back

The height of the wave from the rest position to the crest.

Front

What type of wave is an ocean wave?

Back

Mechanical wave

Front

What is the difference between transverse and longitudinal waves?

Back

Transverse waves move at right angles to the direction of the wave, while longitudinal waves move in the same direction.

Front

What is frequency in relation to waves?

Back

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