Waves

Front

What is a wave?

Back

A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter.

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What are the two main types of waves?

Back

Transverse waves and longitudinal waves.

Front

What is a crest in a wave?

Back

The highest point of a wave.

Front

What is a trough in a wave?

Back

The lowest point of a wave.

Front

What is amplitude in a wave?

Back

The maximum distance from the rest position to the crest or trough.

Front

What is wavelength?

Back

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

Front

What is a transverse wave?

Back

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

Front

What is a longitudinal wave?

Back

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

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What is the relationship between frequency and wavelength?

Back

Frequency is inversely proportional to wavelength; as frequency increases, wavelength decreases.

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What is a surface wave?

Back

A wave that travels along the surface of a medium, combining properties of both transverse and longitudinal waves.