5-2 Vocabulary

Question 0

Wave length

Answer 0

The distance over which the waves shape repeats

Question 1

Amplitude

Answer 1

A measure of how far particles in the medium move away from their normal rest position

Question 2

Wave period

Answer 2

The time required for one cycle

Question 3

Frequency

Answer 3

Tells you how many cycles occur in an amount of time

Question 4

Hertz

Answer 4

Is measure in frequency

Question 5

Wavefronts

Answer 5

Can be drawn as shapes such as circles or spheres

Question 6

Wave speed

Answer 6

The speed a wave travels

Question 7

A measure of how far particles in the medium move away from their normal rest position

Answer 7

Amplitude

Question 8

The distance over which the waves shape repeats

Answer 8

Wave length

Question 9

The time required for one cycle

Answer 9

Wave period

Question 10

Tells you how many cycles occur in an amount of time

Answer 10

Frequency

Question 11

Is measure in frequency

Answer 11

Hertz

Question 12

Can be drawn as shapes such as circles or spheres

Answer 12

Wavefronts

Question 13

The speed a wave travels

Answer 13

Wave speed