Wave Characteristics

Front

Sound waves are _____________.

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Longitudinal waves

Front

The region of a compressional wave in which the material through which the wave is transmitted is pressed together is called _____________.

Back

compression

Front

The height of a wave is called its _____________.

Back

amplitude

Front

What type of wave is characterized by particle motion being parallel to the direction of wave propagation?

Back

Longitudinal wave

Front

What type of wave is characterized by particle motion being perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation?

Back

Transverse wave

Front

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

Back

wavelength

Front

The number of waves that pass a given point in one second is called _____________.

Back

frequency

Front

In a sound wave, the areas where particles are spread apart are called _____________.

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rarefactions

Front

The maximum displacement of a wave from its rest position is known as _____________.

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amplitude

Front

The speed of sound in air at room temperature is approximately _____________.

Back

343 meters per second