Waves

Cards (19)

  • Parts of a wave.
    A) Crest
    B) Wavelength
    C) Amplitude
    D) Trough
    E) Equilibrium
  • The absence of a disturbance.
    Equilibrium
  • This refers to the maximum amount of a displacement on the medium from its rest position.
    Amplitude
  • The maximum amount of positive or upward displacement from the rest position.
    Crest
  • Distance from crest to crest and tough to trough.
    Wavelength
  • The maximum amount of negative or downward displacement on the medium from its rest position.
    Trough
  • Described as a disturbance that travels through a medium from one location to one another location.
    Wave
  • An alteration or displacement of a region of a medium from its equilibrium state.
    Disturbance
  • A single disturbance moving through a medium from one location to another.
    Pulse
  • Refers to how often the particles of the medium vibrate when a wave passes through the medium.
    Frequency
  • The time for a particle on a medium to make one complete vibrational cycle.
    Period
  • A complete vibration. The complete event starting with a rise from zero energy to a maximum amplitude.
    Cycle
  • A category of wave in which particles of the medium move in a direction PERPENDICULAR to the direction that the wave moves.
    Transverse wave
  • A wave in which particles of the medium move in a direction PARALLEL to the direction that the wave moves.
    Longitudinal wave
  • Wave by movement.
    Transverse wave
  • A wave that is capable of transmitting its energy through a vacuum of outer space.
    Electromagnetic wave
  • A wave that needs a medium.
    Mechanical wave
  • A wave that is not capable of transmitting its energy through a vacuum.
    Mechanical wave
  • Left to right.
    A) Gamma rays
    B) X-rays
    C) Ultraviolet
    D) Visible light
    E) Infrared
    F) Microwaves
    G) Radio waves