Wave Properties & Sound Wave Flashcard

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What is a wave?

Back

A disturbance that transfers energy without transferring matter

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Which type of wave can only travel through matter and not in a vacuum?

Back

Mechanical wave

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What is the material called through which a wave travels?

Back

Medium

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What are the two types of waves mentioned?

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Longitudinal & Transverse

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What is a transverse wave?

Back

A wave disturbance that moves in a perpendicular direction

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What is a longitudinal wave?

Back

A wave that causes particles to move parallel to the wave direction.

Front

What type of wave is a sound wave?

Back

Longitudinal wave

Front

What is compression in a longitudinal wave?

Back

The region where particles are closest together.

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What is rarefaction in a longitudinal wave?

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The region where particles are farthest apart.

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Wavelength

Back

The distance between one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave.