Wave

Question 1

what are two types of waves?

Answer 1

transverse and longitudinal

Question 2

SL gas symb

Answer 2

tea

Question 3

what cause waves to start?

Answer 3

when a source of energy causes a medium to vibrate

Question 4

how does a longitudinal wave move?

Answer 4

it moves the medium the way the wave travels

Question 5

what is the amplitude of a wave?

Answer 5

the maximum distance that the particles of the medium carrying the wave move away from their rest positions

Question 6

what is wave frequency?

Answer 6

the number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time

Question 7

what is the formula for finding speed?

Answer 7

speed= wavelength x frequency

Question 8

what does the law of reflection state?

Answer 8

that the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection

Question 9

a wave that appears to stand in one place, even though it is really two waves interfering as they pass through each other

Answer 9

Standing wave

Question 10

________ are points of zero amplitude on a standing wave

Answer 10

Nodes

Question 11

The points of maximum amplitude on a standing wave

Answer 11

what are antinodes?

Question 12

when does resonance occur?

Answer 12

When a nearby object vibrates at the same frequency

Question 13

Resonance spelling sym

Answer 13

Green sun

Question 14

what are the three types of seismic waves?

Answer 14

P waves, S waves and Surface waves

Question 15

How many seismic waves

Answer 15

three

Question 16

what type of wave is a surface wave?

Answer 16

a surface wave is a mix between transverse and longitudinal

Question 17

t or f? a p wave is a transverse wave

Answer 17

false it is a longitudinal wave

Question 18

t or f? an s wave is a longitudinal wave

Answer 18

false it is a transverse wave

Question 19

natural disaster examples

Answer 19

tsunami, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes,

Question 20

which type of waves arrive first? p waves or s waves?

Answer 20

Primary

Question 21

which waves travel fastest?

Answer 21

Primary

Question 22

what are the differences between p waves and s waves?

Answer 22

p waves travel through the earths core while s waves cannot