5-1 vocabulary Flashcards
Medium
The material through which a wave travels
Wave
A measure of how far particles in the medium move away from their normal rest position
Longitudinal wave
Particles move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels or parallel to the waves
Transverse wave
Partials move perpendicularly to the direction the wave travel
Mechanical waves
Waves that require a medium
Electromagnetic waves
Disturbances in electric and magnetic fields
A measure of how far particles in the medium move away from their normal rest position
Wave
The material through which a wave travels
Medium
Particles move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels or parallel to the waves
Longitudinal wave
Partials move perpendicularly to the direction the wave travel
Transverse wave
Waves that require a medium
Mechanical waves
Disturbances in electric and magnetic fields
Electromagnetic waves
A measure of how far particles in the medium move away from their normal rest position
Wave
The material through which a wave travels
Medium
Particles move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels or parallel to the waves
Longitudinal wave