Waves

Question 1

What are mechanical waves? What are its types? Give examples.

Answer 1

They are waves that require a medium to travel through and can’t travel through a vacuum. They can be transverse or longitudinal. Ex: sound waves, water waves, ropes and springs.

Question 2

What are electromagnetic waves? What are its types? Give examples.

Answer 2

They are waves that don’t require a medium to travel through and can travel through a vacuum. They are only transverse. Ex: light waves.

Question 3

What does a longitudinal wave consist of?

Answer 3

Compressions and rarefactions.

Question 4

What does a transverse wave consist of?

Answer 4

Crests and troughs.

Question 5

What are the three waves’ behavior?

Answer 5

1) Reflection
2) Refraction
3) Diffraction

Question 6

What is the wave equation?

Answer 6

speed
wavelength x frequency

Question 7

What is the equation for time period?

Answer 7

1
time period x frequency