RP Science Topic 5.1 Wave Properties

Any disturbance that transfers energy from place to place

• energy

• medium

• wave

• amplitude

Type of wave that travels through a medium

• mechanical

• electromagnetic

• microwave

• visible light

A place where all air has been removed...like space, for example

• amplitude

• wavelength

• crest

• vacuum

What is a medium?

• size in between a large and small

• length from crest to crest

• material that a mechanical wave travels through

• lowest part of a wave

Type of wave that does not need to travel through a medium

• electromagnetic

• transverse

• mechanical

• resting position

What do mechanical and electromagnetic waves have in common?

• Both travel through a medium

• Both transfer energy from place to place

• Neither travel through a medium

• Neither transfer energy from place to place

Which 2 are correct for a transverse wave?

• Can be a mechanical wave

• It moves parallel with the direction of the source's motion

• It moves perpendicular to the direction of the source's motion

• Cannot be a mechanical wave

What is the highest point of a transverse wave called?

• trough

• amplitude

• wavelength

• crest

What is the lowest point of a transverse wave called?

• trough

• amplitude

• wavelength

• crest

What is the distance from the crest to the resting position of a transverse wave called?

• trough

• amplitude

• wavelength

• crest