Characteristics of Waves Flashcard

Front

What is the effect of increasing the frequency of a wave on its speed, assuming the medium remains the same?

Back

The speed remains the same.

Front

What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency in a wave?

Back

They are inversely proportional.

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Front

What is the wavelength of a wave?

Back

The distance between two consecutive crests or troughs.

Front

Which of the following statements is true about mechanical waves?

Back

They require a medium to travel through.

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Front

What term is used to identify the distance between points C & G in a wave?

Back

Wavelength.

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Front

What is a wave?

Back

A disturbance that transfers energy through space or matter.

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Front

What is amplitude in a wave?

Back

The height of the wave from the rest position.

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Front

What is frequency in the context of waves?

Back

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

Front

What is the formula for wave speed?

Back

Wave speed = Wavelength x Frequency.

Front

What are the two main types of waves?

Back

Mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves.