Unit 5 Vocabulary Flashcards
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Is a disturbance that transfers to one place to another
Wave
Wave
Is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another
Medium
Is the material through which a wave travels
Is a material through which a wave travels
Medium
Longitudinal wave
Particles move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels or parallel to wave
Particles move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels or parallel to the wave
Longitudinal wave
Transverse wave
Particles move perpendicularly to the wave travels
Particles move perpendicularly to the direction the wave travels
Transverse wave
Mechanical waves
Waves that require a medium
Wave that require a medium
Mechanical waves
Electromagnetic waves
Disturbance in electric and magnetic fields
Disturbance in electric and magnetic fields
Electromagnetic waves
Amplitude
Is a measure of how far particles in the medium move away from their normal rest position
Particles in the medium move away from their normal rest position
Amplitude
Wavelength
The distance over which the waves shape repeats
The distance over which the wave shape repeats
Wavelength
Wave period
The time required for one cycle
The time required for one cycle
Wave period
Frequency
How many cycles occur in an amount of time
How many cycles occur in an amount of time
Frequency
Hertz
One hertz is equal to one cycle per second
One hertz is equal to one cycle per second
Hertz
Wavefronts
Is shapes like circles and spheres
Is a shapes like circles and a spheres
Wavefronts
