Waves Flashcard 2024

Front

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

Back

Wavelength

Front

What is the highest point on a wave called?

Back

Crest

Front

What do we call the lowest point on a wave?

Back

Trough

Front

What is the term for the distance between successive crests of a wave?

Back

Wavelength

Front

What is the term for the height of a wave from its rest position to its crest?

Back

Amplitude

Front

What is the term for the number of waves that pass a point in a given time?

Back

Frequency

Front

What is the phenomenon called when light bounces off a surface?

Back

Reflection

Front

What is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another called?

Back

Refraction

Front

What is the speed of a wave determined by?

Back

The medium through which it travels.

Front

What is the formula for wave speed?

Back

Wave speed = Wavelength x Frequency