Waves - week 1
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- Q1A measure of the energy carried by a wave. The height of the peaks above the resting line in a wave.CompressionCrestFrequencyAmplitude30sEditDelete
- Q2A wave in which the waves medium is compressed in the same direction as the movement as the wave. Synonym = longitudinalMechanicalTransverseCompressionalElectromagnetic30sEditDelete
- Q3The high point of a waveAmplitudeCrestMidlineTrough30sEditDelete
- Q4Waves created by vibrating electric charges, can travel through a vacuum or through matter, and have a wide varieties of frequencies and wavelengths.Longitudinal WaveElectromagnetic WaveMechanical WaveTransverse Wave30sEditDelete
- Q5The ability to do workForceEnergyElectricityFrequency30sEditDelete
- Q6The number of wavelengths that pass a fixed point each second; is expressed in Hertz (Hz)CompressionSpeedFrequencyAmplitude30sEditDelete
- Q7A type of energy that is also referred to as electromagnetic radiationWaveLightMediumSound30sEditDelete
- Q8A wave that requires a medium to transfer energyElectric WaveMechanical waveElectromagnetic WaveStanding Wave30sEditDelete
- Q9A solid, liquid, or gasEnergyRarefactionWaveMedium30sEditDelete
- Q10The least dense regions of a longitudinal/compressional waveTroughCompressionCrestRarefaction30sEditDelete
- Q11A wave pattern that forms when waves of equal wavelength and amplitude but traveling in opposite directions.transverse wavemechanical waverarefaction waveStanding wave30sEditDelete
- Q12A wave that travels through a medium causing it to vibrate and produce audible noiseLaserLightSoundBass30sEditDelete
- Q13The low point of a waveRarefactionCrestTroughAmplitude30sEditDelete
- Q14A repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter or spaceEnergyWaveMediumForce30sEditDelete
- Q15The distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it.FrequencyAmplitudeWavelengthCrest30sEditDelete