Types of Waves

Front

What does 'medium' mean in the context of waves?

Back

Matter the wave travels through.

Front

What type of wave does sound travel in?

Back

Longitudinal waves.

Front

When you give a Slinky® a push on a flat surface, in which direction does the disturbance move?

Back

Parallel to the wave motion.

Front

What do waves carry?

Back

Energy.

Front

What is the term for the area where a longitudinal wave is close together?

Back

Compression.

Front

What is a transverse wave?

Back

A wave in which the motion of the medium is perpendicular to the direction of the wave.

Front

What is a longitudinal wave?

Back

A wave in which the motion of the medium is parallel to the direction of the wave.

Front

What is a crest in a wave?

Back

The highest point of a wave.

Front

What is a trough in a wave?

Back

The lowest point of a wave.

Front

What is rarefaction in a longitudinal wave?

Back

The region where the particles are spread apart.