Vibrations and Waves

A wiggle in time is a

• vibration
• wave
• simple harmonic motion
• period

A wiggle in space and time is a

• vibration
• wave
• simple harmonic motion
• period

The time of a back and forth swing

• vibration
• wave
• simple harmonic motion
• period

The back-and-forth motion of a pendulum

• vibration
• wave
• simple harmonic motion
• period

High points of a wave

• crests
• trough
• amplitude
• wavelength

Low points of a wave

• crest
• trough
• amplitude
• wavelength

distance from midpoint to crest of a wave

• crest
• trough
• amplitude
• wavelength

Distance from one crest to the next

• crest
• trough
• amplitude
• wavelength

How often a vibration occurs

• frequency
• hertz
• transverse wave
• longitudinal wave

Unit of frequency

• frequency
• hertz
• transverse wave
• longitudinal wave