Waves

Question 1

What do waves do ?

Answer 1

Transfer energy

Question 2

What are the 2 types of waves ?

Answer 2

Longitudinal

Transverse

Question 3

Name one example of a longitudinal wave ?

Answer 3

Sound

Question 4

Name one example of an transverse wave ?

Answer 4

Light

Question 5

What is the wavelength ?

Answer 5

The distance between each wave in the cycle

Question 6

What’s the unit for frequency ?

Answer 6

Hz

Question 7

Which way are the particles going in longitudinal waves ?

Answer 7

Up and down

Question 8

Which way are the particles going in the transverse waves ?

Answer 8

Side to side

Question 9

What type of waves are water ripples ?

Answer 9

Transverse

Question 10

What is the distance between the line and the wave ?

Answer 10

Amplitude

Question 11

What is the amplitude ?

Answer 11

How far the particle moves up and down

Question 12

What is wavelengths called ?

Answer 12

Lander

Question 13

What the high frequency waves ?

Answer 13

X-ray

Gamma

Question 14

What are low frequency waves ?

Answer 14

Radio

Micro

Question 15

What is wave refraction ?

Answer 15

The change of direction of a wave due to it hitting another substance

Question 16

How do you measure the wavelength of a longitudinal wave ?

Answer 16

From each compression to each compression

Question 17

How do you measure the wavelength of a transverse wave ?

Answer 17

Distance between each wave