Mechanical Waves review

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A wave

What is a wave?

the rhythmic disturbance that carries energy through matter or space

What is a Mechanical Wave?

a wave that needs a medium to move through

What is a Transverse Wave?

causes the particles of the medium to vibrate perpendicularly to the direction of motion of the wave.

What is a Longitudinal Wave?

causes the particles in the medium to move parallel to the direction of the wave.

What is a Wavelength?

the distance between similar points on adjacent waves

What is a Amplitude?

the amount of energy in a wave.

What is a period (T)

the amount of time it takes a wave to pass

What is a frequency (f)

the number of times a wave passes per second

What is Pitch?

How high or low the perceived sound is

What is the Doppler Effect?

Frequency shift that is the result of relative motion between the source of waves and an observer.

What is Resonance?

Certain frequencies will produce standing waves in a given length of pipe or string