Waves

Question 1

What are the 2 types of waves

Answer 1

Transverse waves - perpendicular to energy transfer

Longitudinal waves - parallel to energy transfer

Question 2

What do waves transfer?

Answer 2

Energy, not matter

Question 3

What are waves caused by?

Answer 3

oscillations

Question 4

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1. What is the name of the part of this longitudinal wave that is close together?
2. What is a section of a wave called?
3. What is the name of the part of this wave that is spaced out?

Answer 4

1. compressions
2. wavelengths
3. rarefactions

Question 5

check knowt for this question

Question 6

Name examples of longitudinal and transverse waves

Answer 6

Longitudinal - seismic p waves
Transverse - light and water