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WorksheetsProperties of Waves
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 55mins
What is frequency?
the highest point of a transverse wave
the number of waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.
the distance between two identical parts of a wave from crest to crest
the material that a wave travels through
What is amplitude?
the material that a wave travels through
the height of a transverse wave.
the distance waves travels in time.
the highest point of a transverse wave.
A crest is the highest point of a transverse wave
True
False
a trough is the lowest point of a transverse wave
true
false, it is the highest
what is a wavelength?
the distance a wave travels in time.
the distance between two identical parts of a wave from crest to crest
the height of the transverse wave from crest to trough
part of a longitudinal wave where particles of the medium are farther apart
What is speed (in terms of waves)?
the lowest point of a transverse wave.
the distance a wave travels in a time
a wave that moves in right angles to the direction the wave travels in
the material through which a wave travels
what is a compression?
the part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together
the part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are farther apart
what is a rarefaction?
the part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together
the part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are farther apart
what is medium? (media is plural)
a parallel wave
the material a wave travels through (solid, liquid or gas)
the distance a wave travels through
a perpendicular wave
what is a transverse wave?
a wave that requires a medium
a wave that moves at right angles, or perpendicular to the direction that the wave travels in.
energy transferred through space by electromagnetic wave
a repeating disturbance that transfers energy
what is a compressional/longitudinal wave?
when the particles in the medium vibrate by pushing together and moving apart parallel to the direction the wave travels
when the particles in the medium vibrate by pushing together and moving apart perpendicular to the direction the wave travels
