chapter 13 - general wave properties

Question 1

what are the 2 types of waves ?

Answer 1

transverse and longitudinal waves

Question 2

what are transverse waves ?

Answer 2

transverse waves travel perpendicular to the direction of medium’s particle vibration

Question 3

what are waves

Answer 3

waves transfer energy from one point to another without transfering the medium

Question 4

what is a longitudinal wave ?

Answer 4

waves that travel parallel to the direction of the particle vibration

Question 5

what is wavelength λ

Answer 5

is the shortest distance between any two points in phase

Question 6

what is a period

Answer 6

time taken to produce one complete wave

Question 7

what is frequency ?

Answer 7

number of complete waves per second

Question 8

formula for period and frequency

Answer 8

f = 1/T

Question 9

What is wave speed

Answer 9

Wave speed is the distance traveled by a wave per second

Question 10

formula for wave speed is

Answer 10

v = fλ

Question 11

what is a wavefront

Answer 11

A wavefront is a imaginary line on a wave that joins all adjacent points that are in phase