Wave Vocabulary and Concepts

Wave Vocabulary and Concepts

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Physics

11th Grade

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Nathaniel Nesbit

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Wave

Back

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Mechanical Wave

Back

A wave that requires a medium through which to travel.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Transverse

Back

A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Longitudinal

Back

A wave in which the particles of the medium move parallel to the direction the wave is traveling.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Medium

Back

The material through which a wave travels.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Frequency (Hz)

Back

The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Time (s)

Back

The duration in which events occur, measured in seconds.

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