Wave Flashcard

Front

What type of wave requires a medium such as air, water, or solids to travel?

Back

Mechanical wave

Front

What is the term for a material through which a wave can travel?

Back

Medium

Front

In a transverse wave, one-half (½) the distance between a crest and a trough is the waves ____.

Back

Amplitude

Front

What kind of wave is pictured?

Back

Transverse Wave

Front

Which type of wave can travel through a vacuum?

Back

Electromagnetic wave

Front

What is the definition of a transverse wave?

Back

A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of the wave's travel.

Front

What is the definition of a longitudinal wave?

Back

A wave in which the particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of the wave's travel.

Front

What is wavelength?

Back

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

Front

What is frequency?

Back

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

Front

What is amplitude?

Back

The maximum distance that the particles of a medium move from their rest position.