Wave properties & Interactions

Front

What is a disturbance that transfers energy?

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wave

Front

A wave that must travel through matter

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mechanical

Front

The highest point on a transverse wave

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crest

Front

The number of waves that pass a given point in a second

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frequency

Front

As a longitude wave moves forward, the particles transfer energy

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horizontal to the wave's motion

Front

What is a characteristic of electromagnetic waves?

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can move through space

Front

What kind of wave is this? Options: electromagnetic, transverse, longitudinal

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transverse

Front

mechanical waves usually travel fastest through

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solids

Front

If the wavelength of a wave increased, what would happen to the frequency?

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decrease

Front

What property of the wave changes if the amount of energy in the wave changes?

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amplitude