Properties of Waves Part B

What causes waves?

• Reflection of light off the surface
• Gravity pulling on the water
• a source of energy forces the matter in a

  medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to vibrate.

• Movement of particles in a circular motion

What are mechanical waves?

• Mechanical waves are waves that require a medium to travel through.
• Mechanical waves are waves that do not require a medium to travel through.
• Mechanical waves are waves that only travel through solids.
• Mechanical waves are waves that can only travel in a straight line.

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What are electromagnetic waves?

• Electromagnetic waves are a form of sound waves.
• Electromagnetic waves are a form of gravitational waves.
• Electromagnetic waves are a form of mechanical waves.
• Waves that travel through empty space

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What are transverse waves?

• Transverse waves are waves that only occur in liquids and gases.
• Transverse waves are waves that do not require a medium to move.

• Waves that move the medium at right angles to the direction in

  which the waves are traveling.

• Transverse waves are waves in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of wave

What is the rest position in a transverse wave?

• The rest position in a transverse wave is the highest point of the wave.
• The rest position in a transverse wave is the lowest point of the wave.
• The rest position in a transverse wave is the point where the wave travels fastest.
• Where the medium shows no disturbance

What is the amplitude of a transverse wave?

• The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

• where the displacement of the medium is at a

  maximum

• The wavelength of the wave.
• The vertical distance between a peak or a valley and the resting

  position in a transverse wave.

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What is the wavelength of a wave?

• The distance between the peak and trough of the wave.

• The distance between two consecutive points on the wave that are out of phase.

• The distance between two random points on the wave.

• The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

A disturbance that transfers __________________ from place to place.

• energy
• matter
• motion
• force

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energy is the ability to do__________

• sleep
• eat
• play
• work

A repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion.

• Vibration
• Oscillation
• Acceleration
• Rotation