Waves Parts of Waves and Wave Properties with Math

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What are the two main types of waves?

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Longitudinal waves and Transverse waves.

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What do longitudinal waves consist of?

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Compressions and rarefactions.

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How do longitudinal waves move in relation to the direction of travel?

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In the same direction as the wave is traveling.

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What do transverse waves consist of?

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Crests and troughs.

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What is a mechanical wave?

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A wave that needs a medium (like air, water, or solid) to travel.

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What is an electromagnetic wave?

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A wave that does not require a medium to travel, such as light.

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What happens to the frequency if the wavelength is tripled?

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The frequency would be a third of what it was.

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What is wavelength?

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

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What is frequency?

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

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What is amplitude?

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